Warren Co.NC THE COLONIAL PERIOD_Harris

From Essex England to the Sunny Southern USA

by: Robert E. Harris

CHAPTER 3

DESCENDENTS OF d125 ROBERT HARRIS; born 1674 and died 1740;

AND HIS WIFE, ANN FULGHAM,

WHO WERE CITIZENS OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

Pages 133-264

Pages 265-409

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d125 Robert Harris, Jr.; b. c. 1710; d. c. 1788. [1]

Robert was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Robert and his brother, John, received, by patent on September 28, 1730, 150 acres of land on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp and on Barbeque Swamp in Isle of Wight County. This land adjoined the lands of Arthur and Joseph Williamson.

Robert was living in Granville County, North Carolina on April 27, 1753 when he received a grant of 488 acres on Little Fishing Creek from the English Earl of Granville. Robert received, from the same source, 310 acres of land on Stonehouse Creek, adjacent to Nicholson land, on March 11, 1760. These lands were located successively in Granville, Bute and Warren Counties.

Robert served in a Granville County militia unit commanded by his first cousin, Captain Daniel Harris, in 1754. During the American Revolution, Robert and his brother, Joseph, served under the command of Captain Charles Polk from March, 1776.

Robert married Ann Williamson, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Williamson, about 1738. Robert and Ann made their home in what is now Warren County, North Carolina.

Their land transactions included: the conveyance of their land in Isle of Wight County to Burwell Williamson on February 28, 1759; deed of gift to their son, Newitt Harris, on February 11, 1778 -- 310 acres of land on Stonehouse Creek; deed of gift to their son, Burwell Harris, on July 11, 1778 -- 160 acres on Little Fishing Creek; deed of gift to their daughter, Ann Harris, on July 15, 1778 -- 150 acres on Little Fishing Creek to mouth of Reedy Creek; deed of gift on July 14, 1779 to their son, Edmund Harris -- 160 acres on Little Fishing Creek along old line to Reedy Branch.

Robert and Ann died in Warren County, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Edmund Harris; b. c. 1739; d. May 24, 1820. [2]

2. Newitt Harris; b. c. 1741; d. February, 1811.

3. Burwell Harris; b. c. 1743.

4. Ann Harris; b. c. 1745.

[1] 33 Harris NC.

[2] 33 Harris NC.

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d125 Edmund Harris; b. c. 1739; d. May 24, 1820.

Edmund was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He was living with his family in Granville County, North Carolina at least by the time he was 14 years of age. Edmund received a gift of 160 acres of land from his parents on July 14, 1779. This land was on Little Fishing Creek in what is now Warren County, North Carolina.

Edmund married __________________. They lived in the area of Little Fishing Creek.

Edmund, on October 21, 1816, conveyed 48 acres of land on Little Fishing creek to his son, Yerby Harris. During the administration of Edmund’s estate, his land was divided as follows: 20 acres to John Kimball; 20 acres to his son, Hardy Harris; 20 acres to his daughter, Patsy Harris; 19 acres to his son, Robert Edmund Harris; 20 acres to the children of his son, Yerby Harris; 20 acres to his son, Henry Harris.

The children of Edmund and ________ Harris:

1. Henry N. Harris; b. c. 1768; d. 1838.

2. Hardy Harris; b. c. 1770.

3. A daughter; b. c. 1772; d. prior to 1821. She married John Kimball.

4. A daughter; b. c. 1775.

5. A daughter; b. c. 1777.

6. Yerby Harris; b. c. 1780; d. c. 1816.

7. Martha “Patsy” Harris; b. c. 1783; d. after 1851.

8. Robert Edmund Harris; b. c. 1788; d. February, 1865.

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d125 Henry N. Harris; b. c. 1768; d. 1838.

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Henry was born in Bute (later Warren) County, North Carolina. Henry married his first cousin, Lucretia Riggan, the daughter of Ann Harris and Francis Riggan, on December 12, 1819. Lucretia was born about 1795.

Henry’s will was recorded in Warren County, North Carolina in May, 1838.

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d125 Hardy Harris; b. c. 1770.

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Hardy was born in Bute (late Warren) County, North Carolina. Hardy married Salley Harris on December 31, 1792 in Warren County, North Carolina.

Their daughter.

1. Frances Harris.

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d125 Yerby Harris; b. c. 1780; d. c. 1816.

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Yerby was born in Warren County, North Carolina. He married Sally Egerton, the daughter of Wilmot and Ann Judkins Egerton, on January 30, 1804.

Their children:

1. Elizabeth Harriet Harris.

2. Vermelia N. Harris; b. c. 1817.

3. Nancy J. Harris.

Nancy was born in Warren County. She married Samuel Buford Harris, son of Lucy Dowtin and Bennett Harris, on July 9, 1849 in Warren County. Samuel was born about 1827 and died in 1905. They moved to Mississippi.

4. Others.

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d125 Elizabeth Harriet Harris.

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Elizabeth was born in Warren County. She married Albert Gamaliel Jones on November 21, 1832 in Warren County. Albert was born about 1812 and died after 1880. They are buried in the Jones family cemetery at Embro in Warren County.

Their children:

1. William Z. Yerby Jones; b. c. 1835.

2. Sarah H. Jones; b. c. 1836.

3. Mary Jones; b. c. 1838.

4. Susan Winifred Jones; b. April 14, 1841; d. October 5, 1908.

5. Henry Jones; b. c. 1844.

Henry married Mary E. Shearin on October 25, 1866.

6. Alice Virginia Jones; b. November 12 1845 (c); d. September 28, 1902 (c).

Alice married Henry Solomon Shearin on March 4, 1869.

7. John Thomas Jones; b. June 7, 1849; d. July 23, 1923.

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d125 Susan Winifred Jones; b. April 14, 1841; d. October 5, 1908.

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Susan was born in Warren County. She married John J. Edmonson about 1857. They lived in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina.

Their daughter:

1. Molly Edmonson; b. February 23, 1859; d. March 5, 1894.

Molly married George Kauffman Hundley. George was born on March 6, 1857 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He died in Hopewell, Virginia.

Their son:

a. Hugh Griffith Hundley; b. June 24, 1890 in Oxford, North Carolina. He died on July 21, 1956 in Newport News, Virginia. Hugh married Nannie Lou Harris, the daughter of Bettie Baker McDaniel and John Thomas Harris. Nannie was born on June 17, 1897 at Chase City, Virginia. She died on July 26, 1978 at Newport News.

Their daughter:

I. Dorothy Louise Hundley; b. April 8, 1928 at Newport News.

Dorothy married Berkley Ives on August 16, 1952.

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d125 John Thomas Jones; b. June 7, 1849; d. July 23, 1923.

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John was born in Warren County. He married Martha Jane Shearin on June 7, 1871 in Warren County. Martha was born on February 6, 1850 and died on March 14, 1933. They are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Stella Jones.

Stella married Edwin M. Rightmyer on January 19, 1896.

2. Edith Jones; died young.

3. Cora Jones; died young.

4. Frank Jones.

5. Dalma Griffith Jones; b. August 7, 1882; d. April 26, 1964.

Dalma married Mayme Jackson Walker on June 18, 1919.

6. John Claiborne Jones; b. May 23, 1885; d. July 30, 1950.

John was born in Warren County. He married Verna Johnston. Verna was born on May 26, 1888 and died on November 16, 1964. They are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery at Littleton.

Their daughter:

a. Gladys Johnston Jones.

Gladys married Hawkins Thompson. Hawkins was born on July 5, 190?? in Warren County.

Their daughter:

I. Martha Jane Thompson; b. March 8, 1939 in Warren County.

Martha married Bruce Weaver.

7. Selma Jones; b. September 28, 1889.

Selma was born in Warren County. She married Jack Bobbitt. They are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery at Littleton.

Their daughter:

a. Pattie Bobbitt.

Pattie married __________ Buffaloe.

Their children:

I. Margaret Ann Buffaloe.

II. A son.

8. Elizabeth Aileen Jones

Elizabeth was born in Warren County. She married Stephen Erasmus Bobbitt on November 18, 1908 in Warren County. Stephen, the son of Matilda Shearin and Thomas Bobbitt, was born c. 1882 in Warren County. He died on May 6, 1940 in Warren County.

Their children:

a. Randolph Bobbitt. Randolph married Virginia Brown.

b. Doris Bobbitt. Doris married Clinton Dickens.

Later, she married ________ Wilkerson.

c. Pauline Bobbitt. Pauline married Mel Cyrus.

d. Pearl E. Bobbitt; b. December 18 ,1918 in Warren County.

Pearl married Hiram Perkinson, Jr. on January 15, 1944 in Warren County. Hiram was born on February 1, 1918 and died on August 10, 1981. He is buried in the cemetery of Jerusalem Church in Warren County.

9. Myrtice Jones.

Myrtice married Charles Driver.

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d125 Vermelia N. Harris; b. c. 1817.

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Vermelia married William L. Harris on August 30, 1843 in Warren County. William was the son of Lucy Dowtin and Bennett Harris of Warren County.

Their daughter:

1. Sally Harris; b. c. 1844 in Warren County.

NOTE: The above Bennett Harris, father of William L. Harris, was born circa 1787 and died circa 1853. Bennett, apparently, was born and grew up in the area of Little Fishing Creek in Warren County, North Carolia. Bennett’s parents have not, at this time, been ascertained. We are still working to discover the families of several of the grandchildren of Robert and Ann Fulgham Harris (d125). For example, we have not yet discovered the family of James Harris, the son of Matthew Harris (d125/7). Matthew, with his sons Nelson and Morris, migrated to Georgia in 1797. His son James, stayed in Warren County at least until 1804. Matthew had sold part of his land to his son, James Harris. Matthew, later, sold the remaining part of that same tract of land to John Dowtin. Therefore, James Harris and John Dowtin were neighbors. Bennett married Lucy Dowtin on September 25, 1810 in Warren County. Lucy was the daughter of Milley Williams and John Dowtin. Lucy was born on January 3, 1794.

Their children:

1. Elizabeth Harris; b. c. 1811.

Elizabeth married James Y. King on December 17, 1832 in Warren County.

2. William L. Harris.

William married Vermelia N. Harris, daughter of Yerby Harris on August 30, 1843 in Warren County.

3. Mildred N. Harris; b. c. 1814.

4. Ana Rosa Harris; b. c. 1816.

5. Emily Sally Harris; b. c. 1818.

Emily married John Verser on January 1, 1845 in Warren County.

6. Jane L. Harris; b. c. 1820.

7. Thomas P. Harris; b. January 7, 1820; d. January 2, 1920.

Thomas married Martha Harris (see d125/1183).

8. Benjamin R. Harris; b. 1825.

Benjamin married Nancy T. Womble on September 5, 1854 in Warren County. Nancy, the daughter of Catherine Dowtin and George Womble, was born about 1834.

Their children:

a. Pearl Harris.

b. Will Harris.

c. Tom Harris.

9. Samuel Bufford Harris; b. 1827; d. 1905. Samuel married Nancy J. Harris on July 9, 1849 in Warren County. They moved to Mississippi.

A. Green Harris; b. c. 1829.

Green married Mary J. Harris on February 5, 1855 in Warren County.

B. John A. Harris; b. c. 1830. John married Martha Elizabeth Lancaster on December 6, 1854 in Warren County.

C. Joseph Isaac Harris; b. c. 1831.

D. David H. Harris; b. c. 1838.

E. Caroline M. Harris; b. c. 1841. She married Joseph H. Neal.

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d125 Robert Edmund (Robin E.) Harris; b. c. 1788; d. February, 1865. [1]

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Robin was born in Warren County, North Carolina.

Robin married Jane Lancaster on December 5, 1810 in Warren County, North Carolina.

They made their home in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Jones Washington Harris; b. c. 1812; d. after 1880.

2. Edmund N. Harris; b. c. 1820; d. March 18, 1862.

3. Martha Harris; b. May 5, 1825; d. June 3, 1895.

4. William R. Harris; b. c. 1828.

[1] 33 Harris NC.

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d125 Jones Washington Harris; b. c. 1812; d. after 1880.

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Jones was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Jones married Tabitha Jane Riggan on January 15, 1858 in Warren County, North Carolina. Jane was the daughter of Rebecca Shearin and Littleton F. Riggan. Jane was born on October 4, 1830 and died on July 25, 1918.

Their children:

1. Washington Minga Harris; b. November 1860; d. August 7, 1931.

2. Rebecca Jane Harris; b. October 18, 1862; d. June 6, 1944.

3. Charles Eddie Harris; b. April, 1864; d. October 15, 1937.

4. Sarah Emma Harris; b. October 29, 1865; d. February 27, 1943.

Emma married Henry Dickerson.

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d125 Washington Minga Harris; b. November, 1860; d. August 7, 1931.

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Washington was born in Warren County. He married Annie Elizabeth Faucette on December 24, 1890 in Warren County. Annie, the daughter of Harriet Caroline Smiley and Patrick Lee Faucette, was born on November 9, 1878 and died on August 13, 1953. Washington is buried at Warren Plains Baptist Church, and Annie is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Lula Mae Harris; b. May 1, 1893; d. February, 1985.

Lula Mae was born in Warren County. She married Weldon Carter on December 29, 1909. Lula Mae is buried in Henderson, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. Lula Sarah Carter.

b. Drucilla Carter.

c. Betty Carter.

d. Virginia Carter.

e. Janette Carter.

f. James R. Carter.

g. Weldon Carter.

Lula Mae later, married Howard Suggs.

2. Lewis Raymond Harris; b. November 11, 1895; d. June 30, 1955.

Lewis married Lottie Mullins.

3. Lottie Jones Harris; b. June 9, 1897; d. July 10, 1991.

4. Lawrence Lamont Harris; b. November 7, 1899; d. February 13, 1979.

5. Lillie Belle Harris; b. April 27, 1903; d. 1979.

6. Lee Washington Harris; b. April 1, 1906.

Lee married Jessa Belle King.

7. Leonard Cullom Harris; b. March 10, 1910; d. January 4, 1941.

8. Lonnie Macon Harris; b. June 21, 1911.

Lonnie married Ida Lee Moohn on January 3, 1931.

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d125 Lottie Jones Harris; b. June 9, 1897; d. July 10, 1991.

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Lottie was born in Warren County. She married Tas Edward Faucette on May 25, 1914. He was born in Nash County, North Carolina. They are buried in Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Edward Lee Faucette. Edward married Louise Hux.

2. Hazel Louise Faucette. Hazel married Samuel Thomas Dorsey.

3. Annie Elaine Faucette. Annie married Charles Raymond Whittemore. Later she married John Allen.

4. Mary Jones Faucette; b. May 22, 1922.

Mary was born in Warren County. She married Allen Lee King on January 13, 1945. Allen was born on May 11, 1925 in Warren County.

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d125 Lawrence Lamont Harris; b. November 7, 1899; d. February 13, 1979.

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Lawrence was born in Halifax County, North Carolina. Lawrence married Lelia Wyatt Ferguson on June 15, 1924. Lelia, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Doyle and Joseph Stith Ferguson, was born on September 20, 1904 in Virginia. She died on October ??, 1939 at Richmond Virginia. Lawrence died at Emporia, Greensville County, Virginia.

Lawrence and Lelia are buried in the cemetery of Mount Vernon Baptist Church at An?? in Brunswick County, Virginia.

Their children:

1. Daphine Harris; b. February 22, 1927.

2. Richard Earl Harris; b. May 1, 1928.

3. Ervin M. Harris; b. June 4, 1932.

4. Herman M. Harris; b. June 24, 1934.

5. Ella Dean Harris; b. October 12, 1938 in Greensville County, Virginia.

6. "Female" Harris.

Later, Lawrence married Mary Ferguson, the sister of his first wife. Mary was born on October 25, 1902.

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d125 Rebecca Jane Harris; b. October 18, 1862; d. June 6, 1944.

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Rebecca was born in Warren County. She married Samuel Williams Harris on January 29, 1890 in Warren County. Sam was born on October 6, 1862 and died on January 11, 1944 in Warren County. He was the son of Elizabeth Williams Lancaster and Doctor Matherson Harris (d125/52C). They are buried in a family cemetery in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Joseph Washington Harris; b. January 22, 1891.

Joe married Lucy Gooch. Lucy was born about 1886 and died on January 9, 1964. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Glover and Wilborn D. Gooch. They are buried in Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Warren County.

Their children:

a. Janie Elizabeth Harris; b. 1915.

Janie married Robert Wright.

b. Alma Harris; b. 1921; d. July 15, 1923.

2. Charles Anthony Harris; b. December 13, 1894; d. 1945.

Charles was born in Warren County. He died in Columbia, South Carolina. Charles married Edna L. Mustain on March 31, 1926 in Warren County. Edna, the daughter of Ava Carroll and William A. Mustain, was born on January 17, 1906 in Warren County. She died on January 24, 1977. She is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Macon, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. Child stillborn; July 24, 1931.

b. Charles Anthony Harris, Jr.; b. December 12, 1933.

c. Walter Jackson Harris; b. December 14, 1935.

d. Edna Louise Harris; b. June 25, 1937.

e. Samuel Willoughby Harris; b. December 30, 1939.

f. Albert Peete Harris; b. December 14, 1941; d. February, 1979.

g. "Male" Harris

3. Nancy Elizabeth Harris; b. August, 1896.

Nannie married Pete Smith.

4. William L. Harris; b. November 6, 1898; d. August 14, 1930.

Willie was born in Warren County. He married Gracie Louise Heuay. Willie is buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. Willie Lynn Harris; b. April 8, 1925.

Lynn was born in Warren County. He married Virginia Oliver.

Their children:

I. Willie Lynn Harris, Jr.

Willie married Virginia __________.

II. Raymond Harris. Raymond married _______________.

Their daughters:

A. Kim Harris.

B. Katie Harris.

III. Diane Harris.

Diane married David Ladsissiere.

IV. Charles Harris.

Charles married Shirley __________.

b. Rebecca Harris; b. August 31, 1926.

Rebecca married Joe McMinnary.

c. Leroy Harris; b. October 4, 1927.

Leroy married Margaret Cline.

d. Evelyn Louise Harris; b. October 25, 1928.

Evelyn married William Carroll.

e. Irvin Stanley Harris; b. January 28, 1930.

Stanley married Gladys Burgess.

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d125 Charles Eddie Harris; b April, 1864; d. October 15, 1937.

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Charles was born in Warren County. He married Ella Jane Shearin on June 3, 1917 in Warren County. Ella, the daughter of Agnes W. and J. N. Shearin, was born about 1882 in Warren County.

Their son:

1. James Edwin Harris; b. August 5, 1918; d. August 13, 1918.

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d125 Edmund N. Harris; b. c. 1820; d. March 18, 1862.

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Edmund was born in Warren County, North Carolina.

Edmund married Leah A. Lancaster on December 14, 1844 in Warren County. Leah, the daughter of Elizabeth B. Cunningham and William Lancaster, was born about 1825 in Warren County. She died on May 2, 1898.

They made their home in Warren County.

Edmund enlisted as a Confederate soldier in the company of Captain William A. Dowtin on February 26, 1862 in the state of North Carolina. Edmund suffered and died from congestion of the brain while he was based at Camp Mangum, Raleigh, North Carolina. His remains were returned to his home for burial. [1]

Their children:

1. Josephus Harris; b. c. 1847.

2. Frances Elizabeth Harris; b. c. 1851; d. c. 1890.

3. James Benjamin Harris; b. November 3, 1855; d. July 2, 1926.

[1] 33 Harris NC.

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d125 Frances Elizabeth Harris; b. c. 1851; d. c. 1890.

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Frances was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Frances married Richard Henry Harris on January 17, 1872 in Warren County, North Carolina. Richard, the son of Mildred Thompson and Arthur B. Harris (d125/522), was born in February, 1844 and died on October 27, 1925. Richard was wounded while serving as a Confederate soldier in the First North Carolina Infantry, CSA. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Macon, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Edward Alston Harris; b. January 12, 1874; d. February 1, 1959.

2. Ellen Nancy Harris; b. November 14, 1874; d. March 14, 1962.

3. Joseph Ballard Harris; b. September 10, 1876; d. January 9, 1957.

4. Rosa Lee Harris; b. September 21, 1879; d. September, 1959.

5. Lona B. Harris; b. October 21, 1881; d. January 8, 1973.

After the death of Frances, Richard married Mary Frances Myrick on March 3, 1893.

Their children:

6. Viola Harris; b. March, 1894.

7. Willie Gray Harris; b. February, 1900.

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d125 Edward Alston Harris; b. January 12, 1874; d. February 1, 1959.

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Edward was born in Warren County. Edward married Mary William Kearney on June ??, 1917 in Franklin County, North Carolina. Mary, the daughter of Ozella Davis Williams and Isaac Henry Kearney, was born on June 12, 1894 in Franklin County. She died September 7, 1987. They lived in Franklin County. They are buried at Franklinton, Franklin County.

Their son:

1. Edward Alston Harris, Jr.; b. September 18, 1921.

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d125 Ellen Nancy Harris; b. November 14, 1874; d. March 14, 1962.

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Ellen was born in Warren County. She married William Henry Harris on May 7, 1896 in Warren County. William was born in Warren County on August 22, 1868. He died on February 14, 1951. William was the son of Louisa H. Riggan (born about 1835) and Presley W. Harris (born about 1834). Presley and Louisa were married on February 7, 1857 in Warren County. See d125/1463.

Ellen and William are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Ethel V. Harris; b. June 9, 1898.

Ethel was born in Warren County. She married Walter Stallings on September 9, 1918 in Warren County. Walter, the son of Mary T. and Saul J. Stallings, was born on July 11, 1895 (c) in Warren County. He died on February 21, 1952 in Warren County. He is buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina. Ethel lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Their children:

a. Ellen Dorothy Stallings; b. February 5, 1922.

b. Walter Douglas Stallings; b. January 12, 1923; d. December 21, 1960.

Buddy was born in Warren County. He married Mamie Smith.

Their children:

I. Douglas Gene Stallings. Douglas married Judy Debury.

Their children:

A. Sandy Stallings.

B. Brandy Stallings.

II. Gregory Sol Stallings.

III. Walter David Stallings.

c. Ervin Holt Stallings; b. July 14, 1924.

Ervin married Louise Marie Martin in October, 1948. Louise, the daughter of Mary Mabel Hayes and Willie Dalton Martin, was born on January 7, 1927 in Warren County.

d. Irene Justin Stallings; b. July 30, 1927.

e. Mary Alice Stallings; b. December 19, 1931.

Mary married William Fredrick Keck on November 14, 1953.

f. Charles Durwood Stallings; b. December 21, 1933; d. September 25, 1973.

g. William Edward Stallings; b. November 20, 1935; d. October 23, 1991.

William was born in Warren County and died in Richmond, Virginia.

h. Barbara Jean Stallings; b. June 19, 1941.

2. Edness Adell Harris; b. October 25, 1899; d. August 25, 1980.

Edness was born in Warren County.

Edness married Fredrick Leonard Harris on November 11, 1917 in Warren County. Fred, the son of Martha Rebecca (Pattie) Shearin and Nathaniel Josh Harris (d125/1224/6), was born on November 21, 1894 in Warren County. He died on September 14, 1976. They are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. William Nathaniel Harris; b. September 13, 1919; d. November 5, 1920.

b. Fredrick Milton Harris; b. December 7, 1921.

Fredrick married Edna Hickey.

c. Earl Jackson Harris; b. June 19, 1925; d. May 10, 1932.

He is buried at Vaughan, North Carolina.

d. Lindsey Hudson Harris; b. February 15, 1930.

e. Bernard Alston Harris; b. October 14, 1931.

f. Joshua Clifton Harris; b. February 9, 1936 in Warren County.

Joshua married Nell Rodgers Stegall on February 19, 1955 in Warren County. Nell the daughter of Willie Collins and Raymond Taft Stegall, was born on August 12, 1827 in Warren County.

3. Rose Lillian Harris; b. October 1, 1904 in Warren County.

Rose married Lloyd K. Crockett at Hampton, Virginia. Later, Rose married Grant Nathan Stanton on April 15, 1961 at Norfolk, Virginia.

4. Wilbur Dennis Harris; b. January 11, 1908 in Warren County.

Dennis is a farmer. Dennis married Catherine Brown on May 9, 1937 at Emporia, Virginia. Catherine, the daughter of Maggie Daisy Hedgepith and Wiley V. Brown, was born on September 14 1916 in Nash County, North Carolina. She died on February 5, 1983 at South Hill, Virginia. She is buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery at Littleton, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. Catherine Ann Harris; b. May 31, 1938 in Warren County.

Ann married Andrew Franklin Collins on June 1, 1956. Andres, the son of Frances O’Mary and Andrew Barnes Collins, was born on November 9, 1932 in Warren County. He died on November 2, 1981. He is buried at Warren Plains United Methodist Church.

5. Helen Gladys Harris; b. January 9, 1911.

Gladys was born in Warren County. She married Walter Robertson on December 24, 1935. Walter, the son of Essie B. Hardy and Nathaniel Jordan Robertson, was born on January 26, 1909 in Warren County. He died on March 19, 1974 in Nash County, North Carolina.

6. Jessie Lee Bidwell Harris: b. March 7, 1915 in Warren County.

Jessie married Carlton E. Williams on December 15, 1945. Carton was born

on July 26, 1923 at Walters, Virginia. He died on June 18, 1974 in the United States Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. He is buried at Norfolk, Virginia.

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d125 JOSEPH BALLARD HARRIS: b. September 10, 1876: d. January 9, 1957.

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Joe was born in Warren County. He married Emma Belle Yarrell in 1904. Emma, the daughter of Jennie Lula Calhoun and Samuel Noah Yarrell, was born in 1883 in Martin County, North Carolina. She died in 1906. She is buried in Martin County.

Their daughter:

1. Emma Belle Harris; b. March 23, 1906.

After the death of Emma, Joe married Mary Midgette in 1914.

Their daughters:

2. Frances Irene Harris; b. June 17, 1915; d. April 27, 1984.

3. Virginia Harris; b. July 8, 1919 (twin).

4. Kathleen Harris; b. July 8, 1919 (twin).

Later, Joe married a third time, to Margaret Hood in Dunn, North Carolina. Margaret was from Broadway, North Carolina. They are buried in Greenwood Cemetery in the Macon community of Warren County.

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D125 EMMA BELLE HARRIS; b. March 23, 1906.

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Emma was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Emma married William Peet Sweeny on July 2, 1927 at Greensboro, North Carolina. William, the son of Blanch Babcock and Alfred Wheeler Sweeny, was born on August 4, 1894 at Appomattox, Virginia. He died on January 9, 1957 at Lynchburg, Virginia, where they are buried.

Their children:

1. William Whitney Sweeny; b. April 9, 1928 at Greensboro, North Carolina.

William married Nada Ola Mays on September 5, 1952 at Lynchburg, Virginia. Nada, the daughter of Coleda Ward and Herman P. Mays, was born on November 12, 1932 in Amherst County, Virginia.

2. Mary Lorraine Sweeny; b. December 18, 1929 at Greensboro.

3. "Female" Sweeny

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D125 FRANCES IRENE HARRIS; b. June 17, 1915: d. April 27, 1984.

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Frances was born at Oriental, Pamlico county, North Carolina. She married W. A. Wanninger. Frances died in Chicago, Illinois. She is buried in Cedar Park Cemetery in Chicago.

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D125 VIRGINIA HARRIS: b. July 8, 1919.

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Virginia was born at Oriental, Pamlico County, North Carolina. She married Oliver Richard Barritt on November 25, 1937. Oliver, the son of Constance de Payer and Thomas H. Barritt, was born on September 24, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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D125 KATHLEEN HARRIS: b. July 8, 1919

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Kathleen was born at Oriental, Pamlico County, North Carolina. Kathleen married Archie Carlisle Stanton, Jr. on December 23 1942 at Norfolk, Virginia. Archie, the son of Mary Louise Shephard and Archie C. Stanton, Sr., was born on September 24, 1915 at Norfolk, Virginia.

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D125 ROSA LEE HARRIS: b. September 21, 1879: d. September, 1959.

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Rosa Lee was born in Warren County. She married Joseph Wilmont Magin on September 21, 1898 in Warren County. Joseph was the son of Ann E. and J. G. Magin. He died on September 3, 1939. They are buried in the cemetery of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Hampton, Virginia.

Their children:

1. Melvin Wilmont Magin: b. September 18, 1899: d. c. 1905.

Melvin was born in Richmond, Virginia.

2. Roy Leonard Magin: b. October 23, 1901: d. June 19, 1979.

Roy was born in Richmond. He married Clare Bell Bounds. Roy is buried at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Hampton, Virginia.

Their children:

a. Roy Leonard Magin, Jr.

b. Nellie Bounds Magin.

3. Willard G. Magin.

Willard married Lillian Haithcock, the daughter of Kate Gilliland and N. ?. Haithcock. He also married Kathleen Porterfield. Later, he married Lucille.

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D125 LONA B. HARRIS; b. October 21, 1881: d. January 8, 1973

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Lona was born in Warren County. She married Frank Allen Overby on July 24, 1904 in Warren County. Frank, the son of Mary Pierce and William Bailey Overby, was born

August 4, 1881 in Warren County. He died on May 28, 1950 in Warren County. They are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery of the Macon community in Warren County.

Their daughter:

1. Ruby Louise Overby: b. January 16, 1907 in Warren County.

Ruby married Harvey Jordan Haithcock on February 10, 1927 in Lawrenceville, Virginia. They were divorced.

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d125 VIOLA MAY HARRIS; b. March, 1894.

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Viola was born in Warren County. She married Whit C. Haithcock, Jr.

Their son:

1. Horace Palmer Haithcock; b. December 15, 1917 in Warren County.

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d125 WILLIE GRAY HARRIS; b. February, 1900.

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Willie was born in Warren County. He married Bessie M. Hardy on July 25, 1920.

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d125 JAMES BENJAMIN HARRIS; b. November 3, 1855; d. July 2, 1926.

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J. B. (or Ben) was born in Warren County, North Carolina. J. B. married Mary Sue Jones on December 16, 1891 in Warren County. Mary Sue, the daughter of Martha Ann E. Aiken and William Drew Jones, was born on July 16, 1875 in Warren County. She died on September 23, 1936.

J. B. and Mary Sue made their home at Embro in Warren County where J. B. was a merchant and a farmer. They are buried in a family cemetery at Embro.

Their children:

1. Grover Benjamin Harris; b. November 3, 1892; d. April 29, 1966.

2. Claude Edmund Harris (twin); b. January 12, 1894; d. January 3, 1987.

3, William Brown Harris (twin); b. January 12, 1894; d. January 1, 1876.

4. Blanche Irene Harris; b. February 3, 1897.

5. Minnie Johnston Harris; b. January 21, 1898.

6. James Benjamin Harris, Jr.; b. April 26, 1903; d. July 25, 1986.

7. Edith Sue Harris; b. September 12, 1911.

8. Doris Harris; b. and d. March 2, 1919.

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d125 GROVER BENJAMIN HARRIS; b. November 3, 1892; d. April 29, 1966.

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Grover was born in the Embro community of Warren County, North Carolina. Grovel, served his country for 21 months in naval aviation during World War I. Grover married Harriet Hortense Mohorn on February 19, 1926. Harriet, the daughter o Harriet Smith and William Joseph Mohorn, was born on March 13, 1901 in Halifax County, North Carolina. She died on October 23, 1984. Hortense and Grover ma their home in Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina. They are buried at Franklinton, North Carolina.

Grover was an educator. He served for 16 years as superintendent of Franklinton Township Schools. Prior to this experience, Grover had served as a school principal for 8 years in Warren County.

Grover worked for several years as personnel supervisor for the Burlington Mills plant at Franklinton. Grover served as chairman of the Franklin County Draft Board during World War II. Grover was active in civic and religious affairs in hiscommunity. He was mayor of Franklinton, Master of the Masonic Lodge, Sunday School.; teacher in the Methodist Church, President of the Lions Club, Commander of the American Legion, Chairman of the Franklin County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustee and others.[1]

Their children:

1. Grover Benjamin Harris, Jr; b. April 10, 1928.

2. William Edmund Harris; b. April 7, 1931.

3. Harriet Hortense Harris; b. June 5, 1933.

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d125 GROVER BENJAMIN HARRIS, JR; b. April 10, 1928.

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Grover was born in Franklin County, North Carolina. Grover married Susan Rebecca Morton on February 8, 1953 in Franklin county. Susan, the daughter of Susie Ellen Peace and King Duncan Morton, was born on October 17, 1930 in Franklin County.

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d125 WILLILAM EDMUND HARRIS; B. April 7, 1931.

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William was born in Franklin County, North Carolina.

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d125 HARRIET HORTENSE HARRIS; B. JUNE 5, 1933.

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Harriet was born in Franklin County, North Carolina. .

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d125 CLAUDE EDMUND HARRIS; B. January 12, 1894; d. January 5, 1987.

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Claude was born in the Embro community of Warren County, North Carolina. Claude served his country in the United States Army during World War I. Claude graduated from North Carolina State University with a B. S. degree in Electrical Engineering. Claude was employed as an engineer with Duke Power Company for 38 years. He served in a leadership capacity.

Claude married Emma Roselind Bailey on February 25, 1925. Roselind was born on July 4, 1001 and died on February 28, 1972.

They made their home in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Claude was a Life Member and Past President of the Charlotte Engineering Club, a Life Member of the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers, a member of the North Carolina Society of Engineers, a member of the Lions Club, Director of the Kidney Foundation and others. He was a Methodist and active in golfing and fishing.

Claude’s wife and daughter preceded him in death. They are buried in Charlotte’s Evergreen Cemetery.

Their daughter:

1. Roselind Marie Harris; b. January 5, 1929; d. August 28, 1963.

Marie was born at Charlotte, North Carolina. She married John Locksley Hall on September 20. 1958.

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d125 WILLIAM BROWN HARRIS; b. January 12, 1929; d. January 1, 1976.

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Bill was born in the Embro community of Warren County, North Carolina.

Bill served his country in the United States Army during World War I.

Bill graduated from the School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He pursued pharmacy as a career. He worked as a pharmacist in the Boyd Drug Store in Warrenton, North Carolina. He moved to High Point, North Carolina about 1940. He was the owner of Ring-Harris Drug Company in High Point [1]

Bill married Zada Price Cecil on October 18, 1943. Zada had a son, Hammit A. Cecil, Jr. by a previous marriage.

Bill and Zada made their home in High Point.[2]^.

Bill was a Mason and a member of the Royal Arch and the Commandry in High Point.

Bill was a member of the Administrative Board of the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. Bill is entombed in the Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum.

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d125 BLANCHE IRENE HARRIS; b. February 3, 1897; d. April 17, 1993.

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Blanche was born in the Embro community of Warren County, North Carolina. Blanche attended Littleton Female College and taught school.

Blanche married Jerman Taylor Walker on October 27, 1923 in Warren County. Jerman, the son of Elizabeth Mae Curl and Alex Hudson Walker, was born on December 6, 1899 in Warren County. Jerman and Blanche made their home n the Warren Plains area of Warren County. Jerman worked in the Warren County Agricultural Extension Service. He was also a rural mail carrier. Jerman died on January 26, 1958.

Blanche and her sister, Minnie, lived in a nursing home in Henderson, North Carolina.

Blanche and her husband, Jerman, are buried in an old cemetery at Norlina, North Carolina.

Their daughter:

1. Mary Elizabeth Walker; b. September 28, 1929.

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d125 MARY ELIZABETH WALKER; b. September 28, 1929.

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Mary Lib was born in the Warren Plains area of Warren County, North Carolina. Mary Lib graduated from Peace College in Raleigh. As a student, she was elected president of the student government. She also won the title of Miss Peace College. After college, Mary Lib was an employee of Citizens Bank in Warrenton. She assisted in caring for her parents. Mary Lib is an accomplished genealogist. She has researched and collected a substantial quantity of information relating to her family lines and, also, concerning local history. Mary Lib has shared that information with this writer.

Mary Lib married Clayton Powell Taylor on January 16, 1953 in Warren County. Clayton, the son of Letha Magnolia Roebuck and Clarence Dowell Taylor, was born on December 18, 1926 in Martin County, North Carolina.

Clayton served his country in the United States Navy during and after World War II.

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d125 MINNIE JOHNSTON HARRIS; b. January 21, 1998.

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Minnie was born in the Embro community of Warren County, North Carolina. Minnie attended Littleton Female College in North Carolina. Minnie lived with and cared for her parents at Embro, North Carolina. Minnie lives with her sister, Blanche, in a nursing home in Henderson, North Carolina.[1]

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d125 JAMES BENJAMIN HARRIS, JR.; b. April 26, 1903; d. July 25, 1986.

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Ben was born in the Embro community of Warren County, North Carolina. Ben was employed as plant manager of the High Point Paper Box Manufacturing Company in High Point, North Carolina. Ben married Elizabeth Mays. Elizabeth died on April 13, 1935.

Their son:

1. James Benjamin Harris, III; b. February 21, 1933.

After the death of Elizabeth, Ben married Mary Newton on May 2, 1936. Mary, the daughter of Florine Echols and James C. Newton, was born on august 17, 1899 in Jasper County, Georgia.

Ben and Mary lived in High Point, North Carolina. Mary died on May 8, 1980 in Florida. She is buried at Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia. Ben died in a nursing home in Brevard, North Carolina. His ashes were returned to the family cemetery in Embro. A memorial service was held for him in Conover, North Carolina.

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d125 JAMES BENJAMIN HARRIS, III; b. February 21, 1933.

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Jim was born at Huntington, West Virginia. He was employed by a paper box company.

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d125 EDITH SUE HARRIS; b. September 12, 1911.

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Sue was born in the Embro community of Warren County, North Carolina. She married Thomas Richard Banks on April 15, 1933. Thomas was born on October 24, 1906 at Memphis, Tennessee. He died on February 19, 1990.

Sue and Thomas lived in various locations including: Charlotte, North Carolina; the Atlanta metropolitan area and in Florida. Sue lives, in retirement, at Lecanto in Citrus County, Florida.

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d125 MARTHA A. HARRIS; b. May 5, 1825; d. June 3, 1895.

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Martha was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Martha married Thomas P. Harris on November 28, 1847 in Warren County. Thomas, the son of Lucy Dowtin and Bennett Harris, was born on January 7, 1820 and died on January 2, 1920. they are buried in the cemetery of Harris Chapel Baptist Church, Hollister, Halifax County, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. William Thomas Harris; b. January 9, 1850; d. April 4, 1912.

2. Virginia Lucy Harris; b. June 18, 1851; d. December 22, 1923.

Lucy married Gideon Lee.

3. Bennett Yerby Harris; b. December 21, 1854: d. January 3, 1923.

4. Martha Elizabeth Harris: b. February 16, 1859; d. September 9, 1922.

Martha married E. L. Lee.

5. Charlotte Harris. Charlotte married J. G. Lee in 1876.

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d125 BENNETT YERBY HARRIS; b. December 21, 1854; d. January 3, 1924.

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Bennett was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Bennett married Nersie J. Davis. Nersia was born in 1870 in Warren County. She died in 1930. They are buried at Harris Chapel Baptist Church, Hollister, Halifax County, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Eva B. Harris; b. December 23, 1889; d. August 28, 1959.

Eva was born in Halifax County. She married T. H. Hoffler.

2. Bertha A. Harris; b. July 6, 1892: d. March 27, 1973.

Bertha was born in Halifax County. She married Walter Robertson.

3. Ezra T. Harris; b. 1895 in Halifax County.

Ezra married Selma Frazier on September 4, 1924 in Warren County. Selma, the daughter of Pattie Ann Shearin and James E. Frazier, was born on May 25, 1908 in Warren County. She died on June 6, 1940.

Their daughter:

a. Dora Frazier Harris; b. November 26, 1925 in Warren County.

4. Mary Gladys Harris; b. September 27, 1899 in Halifax County.

She died September 24, 1906.[1]

5. Martha A. Harris: b. May 10, 1900 in Halifax County.

She married S. H. Wollett.

6. Ethel M. Harris; b. January 3, 1903 in Halifax County.

She married Tracye Qualls in 1925.

7. Wilber B. Harris: b. May 15, 1906 in Halifax County.

Wilber married Mildred Mangum.

After the death of Nersie, Bennett married Ida King on November 11, 1912. Ida was born on October 8, 1873 and died on June 8, 1916. She is buried at Hollister, North Carolina.

Their children:

8. Louise N. Harris; b. November 6, 1914 in Halifax County.

Louise married Robert C. Gupton.

9. Lucille Harris; b. November 6, 1914 in Halifax County.

Lucille married W. B. Spence.

A. Robert Harris; b. January 21, 1915 in Halifax County.

He married Evelyn Arrington.

B. Virginia M. Harris; b. May 31, 1916 in Halifax County.

She married Jack Crawley.

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d125 WILLIAM R. HARRIS; b. c. 1828.

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William was born in Warren County, North Carolina. William married Alpheus Ann Felta on April 16, 1851 in Warren County. Alpheus was the daughter of Nancy Parish and Ransom Felts.

William and Alpheus lived and died in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Jackie Elizabeth Harris; b. December 11, 1852; d. February 4, 1928.

2. Mary Harris.

Mary married William Henry Hamm on July 22, 1879.

3. Jane Harris.

4. Virginia Ann Harris; b. 1857.

Virginia married Mark P. Reid on January 4, 1887.

5. William R. Harris, Jr.; b. October 16, 1860; d. June 19, 1926.

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d125 JACKIE ELIZABETH HARRIS; b. December 11, 1852; d. February 4, 1928.

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Jackie was born in Warren County, North Carolina. She married Edward W. Thompson on December 31, 1867 in Warren County. Edward, the son of Mary Eliza Shearin and William Drury Thompson, was born on August 29, 1849. He died on December 8, 1913.

Jackie and Edward made their home in Warren County. They are buried in the cemetery of Warren Plains Baptist Church.

Their children. [1]

1. Henry Walter Thompson; b. September 12, 1868; d. August 1, 1946.

2. Laura Effie Thompson; b. c. 1873; d. 1901. She married Virginus Bud Hamlet.

3. William D. Thompson; b. c. 1875; d. 1876.

4. Robert E. Thompson; b. c. 1880; d. 1880.

5. Bessie B. Thompson; b. c. 1882; d. 1889.

6. Nora Ellen Thompson; b. c. 1885; d. 1930.

Nora married Andrew T. Smith.

7. Charles E. Thompson; b. c. 1887; d. 1890.

8. Margaret Estelle Thompson; b. c. 1888; d. 1848.

9. Louis Ervin Thompson; b. c. 1892; d. 1971.

Louis married (1) Ella Mae Hudson and (2) Mary Walker.

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d125 HENRY WALTER THOMPSON; b. September 12, 1868; d. August 1, 1946.

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Henry was born in Franklin County, North Carolina. Henry married Virginia E. M. Roberts on November 6, 1901. They made their home in Warren County. They are buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Macon, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Forrest Victor Thompson; b. November 22, 1903; d. September 15, 1963.

Forrest was born in Warren County. He married Rosalee Parker on November 21, 1936.

2. Glen R. Thompson; b. May 5, 1905; d. June 22, 1912.

3. Clifford Edward Thompson; b. June 8, 1906; d. June 17, 1979.

Clifford was born in Warren County. He married Katherine B. Sheffield on December 27, 1935.

4. Pattie Elizabeth Thompson; b. November 18, 1907; d. October 24, 1976.

Pattie was born in Warren County. She married Elton Earl Gupton on December 20, 1928.

After the death of Virginia, Henry married Eunice Dean Crafton about 1916. Eunice, the daughter of Mattie Tucker and Steven B. Crafton, was born on May 2, 1892. She died on March 6, 1972.

Their children:

5. Perry W. Thompson; b. October 6, 1917. Perry married Jewell Hare on November 10, 1949.

6. Mable Lois Thompson; b. December 3, 1918. Mable married Mordicai Waller Gayle, III on June 5, 1948.

7. Walter Bernard Thompson; b. August 4, 1920.[1]

8. Doris Odell Thompson; b. November 24, 1922.

Doris married Thomas Willie Preston on September 9, 1948.

9. Milton Ervin Thompson (twin); b. January 1, 1924.

Milton married Lois Francis Spain on September 13, 1946.

A. Mildred Eloise Thompson (twin); b. January 1, 1924; d. December 16, 1981.

B. Frances Lucille Thompson; b. October 29, 1926.

Frances married Laurence A. Davis on August 17, 1946.

Later, on June 22, 1973, she married M. M. Cyrus.

C. Gladys Mae Thompson; b. January 10, 1932.

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d125 WALTER BERNARD THOMPSON; b. August 4, 1920.

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Walter was born in Warren County, North Carolina. He married Anita Sue Anderson on November 7, 1948 at Lawton, Oklahoma. Anita, the daughter of Irene L. Ellerson and Paul E. Anderson, was born on April 13, 1926 in Oklahoma. They lived in Comanche, Oklahoma.

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d125 MILDRED ELOISE THOMPSON; b. January 1, 1924; d. December 26, 1981.

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Mildred was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Mildred married Arthur Holt Floyd on December 22, 1945 in Warren County. Arthur, the son of Annie Elizabeth Hudson and Charlie Wyatt Floyd, was born on August 18, 1923 in Warren County. Arthur died on June 21, 1972. They are buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Macon, North Carolina.

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d125 NEWITT HARRIS; b. c. 1741; d. February, 1811.

Newitt was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He moved with his family to what is now Warren County, North Carolina.

Newitt, on February 11, 1778, received a deed of gift from his father. This deed granted to him 310 acres of land on Stonehouse Creek.

Newitt married Frances _________.

Newitt signed his will on February 19, 1811. It was received for probate during the February, 1811 term of Court.

The children of Newitt and Frances Harris:

1. William Harris; b. 1770.

2. Leonard Harris; b. 1778; d. after 1850.

3. Robert Nathaniel (Robin) Harris; b. 1786; d. after 1850.

4. Willie (Wiley) Harris.

5. Mary (Polly) Harris.

6. Sally Harris.

7. Tabitha Harris.

8. Nancy Harris.

Nancy married Harris Pegram on March 18, 1799.

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d125 WILLIAM HARRIS; b. 1770

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William was born in Bute (now Warren) County, North Carolina. William married Martha (Patsy) Riggan on August 19, 1797 in Warren County.

Their children: (born in Warren County, North Carolina)

1. Gideon Harris; b. October 8, 1798.

2 Jacob R. Harris; b. April 21, 1800.

3. Elijah Harris; b. September 15, 1801.

Elijah married Winnifred Meadows on June 22, 1830.

4. Wiley W. Harried; b. December 3, 1803.

5. William M. Harris; b. September, 1808.

6. Nancy Harris; b. January 29, 1814 (twin).

7. Silas Harris; b. January 29, 1814 (twin).

8. Newsome Harris; b. November 18, 1817.

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d125 JACOB R. HARRIS; b. April 21, 1800.

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Jacob was born in Warren County. He married Sarah Egerton, daughter of Nancy Harris (d125/45) and John Judkins Egerton, on December 13, 1827 in Warren County.

Their children:

1. James Egerton Harris; b. December 14, 1828.

James married Elizabeth Brown on December 15, 1853.

2. John W. Harris; b. September, 1831.

John married Eveline Pegram on March 20, 1854.

3. Willie Richard Harris; b. August 23, 1834.

4. Elizabeth Jane Harris; b. September 4, 1837.

She married J. G. Parish on September 14, 1859.

5. Sarah Ann Harris; b. May 25, 1840; d. September, 1909.

6. Missouri Angeline Alston Harris; b. July 15, 1844; d. February 13, 1925.

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d125 SARAH ANN HARRIS; b. May 25, 1840; d. September, 1909.

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Sarah was born in Warren County. She married Jordan Thomas Tucker on November 3, 1869. Jordan was born in 1848 and died on May 8, 1906.

Their children:

1. James Tucker: died young.

2. Florence Tucker; died young.

3. Richard Tucker; died young.

4. Stella Tucker.

Stella married R. E. Davis.

5. Versuble Sally Ann Tucker.

Sally married Abner Shearin.

6. Thomas Jacob Tucker; b. March 7, 1882; d. July 13, 1961.

Thomas was born in Warren County. He married Mary Elizabeth Lancaster. Mary died on June 1, 1906 in Warren County.

Their daughter:

a. Mary Elizabeth Tucker; b. May 10, 1906 d. July 8. 1906.

After the death of Mary, Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Pegram on March 8, 1914 in Warren County. Mary Elizabeth, the daughter of Ada Florence Harris (d124/1463/1) and Daniel Webster Pegram, was born on August 5, 1890 in Warren County. She died on January 4, 1974. They are buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Macon, North Carolina.

Their children:

b. Thomas Wilbur Tucker; b. January 24, 1915; d. July 24, 1915.

c. Grover Cleveland Tucker; b. September 10, 1916; d. 1973.

d. Beulah Elizabeth Tucker; b. August 23, 1919.

e. Pearl Lee Tucker; b. August 25, 1921; d. April 4, 1950.

f. Herbert Foster Tucker; b. April 24, 1927.

He married Helen King on April 20, 1954.

g. Thomas Webster Tucker; b. October 14, 1929.

h. Florence Ester Tucker; b. June 2, 1932; d. April 4, 1950.

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d125 GOVER CLEVELAND TUCKER; b. September 10, 1916; d. 1973.

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Grover was born in Warren County. He married Mary Frances Shearin.

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d125 THOMAS WEBSTER TUCKER; b. October 14, 1929.

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Thomas was born in Warren County. He married Eunice Bender on December 31, 1961. Eunice the daught4er of Elizabeth and Arnold Bender, was born on March 5, 1935 in Warren County.

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d125 MISSOURI ANGELINE ALSTON HARRIS; b. July 15, 1844; d. February 13, 1925.

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Missouri was born in Warren County. She married James Hawkins Madison Robertson on May 12, 1864 in Warren County. James was the son of Martha and James G. Robertson.

Their children:

1. Sallie Egerton Robertson.

Sallie married Joseph Finch.

2. Lula Turner (Lucy) Robertson.

3. James Henry Robertson.

4. Nathaniel Jordan Robertson.

5. Madison Robertson; b. April 1, 1876; d. August 1, 1918l

6. Foster Egerton Robertson; b. August 19, 1885.

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d125 LULA TURNER (LUCY) ROBERTSON.

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Lucy married Richard I. Riggan. Richard was born in 1865 in Warren County. He was the son of Lucinda J. Harris and Gideon Benjamin Riggan.

Their children:

1. Jasper Simmons Riggan.

Jasper married Louise Shaw.

Their children:

a. Jasper Simmons Riggan, Jr.

b. Mary Louise Riggan.

2. Virginia Bridges Riggan.

She married John Milton Stokes.

3. Pattie Lou Riggan; died young.

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d125 JAMES HENRY ROBERTSON.

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James married Roberta Riggan.

Their children:

1. Blanche Robertson.

2. Louise Robertson.

3. Mae Robertson.

4. Margie Robertson.

5. Mildred Robertson.

6. Griffin Robertson.

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d125 NATHANIEL JORDAN ROBERTSON.

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Nathaniel married Essie B. Hardy, the daughter of Matilda and Thomas Hardy.

Their children:

1. Frank Robertson.

Frank married Mamie Cole.

2. Theo Robertson.

Theo married Vera Harris, the daughter of Pattie Shearin and Nathaniel Joe Harris (d125/1224/6). Vera was born on May 4, 1912.

Their son:

a. James Harold Robertson.

James married Margaret Gupton.

3. Walter Robertson; b. January 26, 1909; d. March 19, 1974.

Walter was born in Warren County. He married Helen Gladys Harris, the daughter of Ellen Nancy Harris and William Henry Harris (d125/1182/22), on December 24, 1935. Gladys was born on January 9, 1911 in Warren County.

Their daughter:

a. Linda Faye Robertson; b. May 12, 1943.

Faye was born in Nash County, North Carolina. She married Jerry Goldberg.

4. Vance Robertson.

Vance married Estelle Hamlett.

Their son:

a. Ray Pat Robertson.

Ray married Carolyn McCrary.

Their children:

I. Ronda Robertson.

Ronda married _________ Pegram.

II. Ray Pat Robertson, Jr.

5. Estelle Robertson.

Estelle married W. Clarence Ayscuse.

Their children:

a. W. Clarence Ayscuse, Jr.

b. Larry Ayscuse.

c. Donald Ayscuse (twin).

d. Ronald Ayscuse (twin).

6. Nathaniel Jordan Robertson, Jr.

Nathaniel married Alice Mae Whitby.

Their children:

a. Virginia Robertson.

b. Margaret Ann Robertson.

c. Macon Robertson.

Macon married Vonnette Neal.

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d125 MADISON ROBERTSON; b. April 1, 1876; d. August 1, 1918.

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Madison was born in Warren County. He married Susan Elizabeth Overby on January 15, 1911 in Warren County. Susan, the daughter of Rosetta Daniel and James B. Overby, was born on September 15, 1892 in Warren County. She died on August 3, 1930. Susan is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Macon, North Carolina. Madison is buried in a family cemetery on Harristown Road in Warren County.

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d125 FOSTER EGERTON ROBERTSON; b. August 19, 1885.

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Foster was born in Warren County. He married Ada Dalia Lancaster, the daughter of Angeline Bett Neal and Franklin Pearce Lancaster, on June 26, 1908 in Warren County. Ada was born on February 20, 1884

Their children:

1. Turner Neal Robertson.

Turner married Ernestine Whitehead.

Their daughter:

a. Barbara Jane Robertson.

Barbara married Gary Gaither.

2. Foster Bernard Robertson.

Bernard married Thelma Wemyss.

Their son:

a. John Foster Robertson.

John married Ruth Norpel.

Their daughters:

I. Kristin Robertson.

II. Amanda Robertson.

3. Myrtice Alston Robertson.

Myrtice married Clifton Reid Heuay. Clifton’s parents were Mary Lona Reid and Ira Ollie Heuay.

Their children:

a. Clifton Robertson Heuay; b. February 15, 1943.

Clifton married Sandra Jean Medlin.

Their Children:

I. Laura Lyn Heuay

II. Clifton Robertson Heuay.

III, Alex Jonathan Heuay.

b. Ada Caroline Heuay.

Ada married Kenneth Ray Watlington.

Their son:

I. Kenneth Ray Watlington, Jr.

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d125 LEONARD HARRIS; b. 1778; d. after 1850.

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Leonard was born in Bute (now Warren) County, North Carolina. Leonard married Mary (P0lly) Pike on August 6, 1801 in Warren County. Polly was born about 1787.

Their children:

1. Martha Harris; b. 1807.

2. Joshua Pike Harris; b. 1814; d. September 28, 1856.

3. Joseph Harris; b. 1815.

4. Nathaniel Leonard Harris; b. 1821.

5. Frances (Franky) Harris; b. 1825.

6. John Harris; b. 1829.

7. Others.

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d125 JOSHUA PIDE HARRIS; b. 1814; d. September 28, 1856.

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Joshua was born in Warren County. He married Nancy Ann Brame on October 27, 1835 in Warren County. Nancy was born on October 17, 1817 and died on January 17, 1898. He parents were Nancy Fitts and William Brame.

Their children:

1. Indiana J. Harris; b. July 24, 1836; d. 1886.

Indiana was born in Warren County. She married William Walker.

Their Children:

a. Joshua O. Walker; b. October 16, 1858.

b. Margie D. Walker; b. January 7, 1874.

2. Nancy C. (Nanny) Harris; b. December 4, 1837.

Nanny was born in Warren County. She married John C. Harris on May 16, 1856 in Warren County. Later, she married Charles A. Sadler.

3. William Harris; b. September 25, 1839; d. June 3, 1864.

4. James A. Harris; b. August 6, 1842; d. June 3. 1864.

James was born in Warren County. He served as a Confederate soldier in the War between the States. He was killed in the Battle at Cold Harbor.

5. George Marcus Harris; b. July 23, 1844; d. November 27, 1860.

6. Nathaniel J. Harris; b. October 13, 1847; d. December 27, 1887.

7. Henry Brame Harris; b. August 11, 1849; d. December 30, 1930.

8. Young Harris; b. May 9, 1853; d. March 31, 1855.

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d125 NATHANIEL J. HARRIS; b. October 13, 1847; d. December 27, 1887.

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Nathaniel was born in Warren County. He married Rebecca Baker on August 12, 1869 in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Sallie Bettie Harris; b. June 13, 1872.

2. James Henry Harris; b. February 28, 1874; d. April 11, 1963.

3. Nathaniel J. Harris, Jr.; b. June 10, 1877.

Nathaniel married Dawson Spain, the daughter of Jim and Sarah Spain of Mecklenberg County, Virginia.

Their son:

a. William G. Harris

William married Mary Harris, the daughter of his cousin, Calvin H. Harris. William and Mary live near Phyllis, Virginia.

4. John Y. Harris; b. April 29, 1879.

5. Hugh (Bud) Harris; b. 1885.

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d125 JAMES HENRY HARRIS; b. February 28, 1874; d. April 11, 1963.

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James was born in Warren County. He married Elizabeth F. Stegall on December 18, 1895 in Warren County. Lizzie, the daughter of Martha H. Nicholson and George W. Stegall, was born on June 22, 1876. She died on September 22, 1935 in Warren County. They are buried in the cemetery of Warren Plains Baptist Church in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Ava Pauline Harris; b. May, 1897.

Ava married Arthur R. King on June 3. 1917.

2. Calvin H. Harris; b. December 28, 1898; d. March 13, 1970.

Calvin married Mary Ella King on September 16, 1917 in Warren County. Mary Ella, the daughter of Nannie Olivia Sadler and Littleton Wilcox King, was born on June 21, 1899 and died on August 1, 1934. Calvin is buried at Warren Plains Methodist Church.

Their children:

a. Mary Elizabeth Harris; b. August 13, 1918.

She married Willie Gray Harris.

b. Julius Richard (Doc) Harris; b. June 23, 1920.

Doc married Olivia Gupton of Vance County.

c. George Henry Harris; b. May 11, 1922.

George married Mary Odessa Harris of Warren County on January 4, 1943 at Dillon, South Carolina. Odessa, the daughter of Lula Conn and Matthew Thomas Harris (d125/5276/2), was born on October 7, 1924 in Warren County.

Their children:

I. Brenda Carolyn Harris; b. October 13, 1943 in Warren County. Brenda married

Robert Dunn on December 30. 1964.

II. George Delore Harris; b. January 23, 1946.

George married Alice Faye Stevenson on Jun 26, 1968.

III. Andrew Jackson Harris; b. February 13, 1947.

He married Ellie Robinson.

d. Clifton Huleston Harris; b. April 27, 1924 in Warren County.

Clifton married Pansy Ray of Durham, North Carolina.

e. Edith Olivia Harris; b. January 30, 1926 in Warren County.

Edith married Bernard Spraggins.

f. Anna Belle Harris; b. November 26, 1927 in Warren County.

Anna Belle married Henry Stith Harris on December 10, 1944. Henry, the son of Elizabeth Morton Wright and Mark Shearin Harris, was born on May 6, 1922 in Warren County. Henry died on February 28, 1983 in Halifax County, North Carolina.

3. Iola G. Harris; b. 1902.

Iola married James Summerville Roberts on February 16, 1919. Later, she married William Connell, Jr.

4. James Franklin Harris; b. January 25, 1905; d. February 21, 1971.

Frank married Bernice Lloyd.

5. Helen Rebecca Harris; b. 1911.

Helen married James L. Harris, the son of Harriet Lee Wilson and Francis D. Harris. James was born on May 25, 1899o. He died on February 14, 1967. They are buried in the cemetery of Warren Plains United Methodist Church.

Their children:

a. Robert Harris.

Robert married Zandra Copeland.

Their children:

I. Tim Harris (twin)

II. Ted Harris (twin)

III. Beth Harris.

b. Mildred Jean Harris; b. March 16, 1930.

Mildred married Lee Williams. Le is the son of Essie Weaver and John Park Williams, Sr.

Their children:

I. David Lee Williams.

II. Amy Williams.

Amy married Jimmy Tucker.

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d125 HENRY BRAME HARRIS; b. August 11, 1849; d. December 30, 1930.

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Henry was born in Warren County. Henry married Dolly Ann Shearin on January 18, 18?? In Warren County. Dolly, the daughter of Nancy W. Harried (b. 1809; d. June 18, 188?) and Abner Shearin, was born on April 20, 1850 in Halifax County, North Carolina. Dolly died on February 13, 1921 in Warren County. They are buried in the cemetery of Gardner Baptist Church in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Cicily T. Harris; b. February 15, 1874; d. April 4, 1903.

Cicily married _______ Pegram in 1892.

Their son:

a. Henry B. Pegram; b. September 7, 1897.

2. Boyd W. Harris; b. August 20, 1876.

3. Rebecca Long Harris; b. January 29, 1880; d. November 21, 1937.

Rebecca married Rufus A. King on August 20, 1919.

4. Henry Brame Harris, Jr.; b. October 9, 1882; d. January 3, 1923.

5. Anderson Fitts Harris; b. November 1, 1886.

Anderson married Ever Lee on July 17, 1910.

6. Mark Shearin Harris; b. May 30, 1888; d. January 9, 1960.

Mark married Elizabeth Morton Wright on March 9, 1919 in Warren County.

Elizabeth, the daughter of Betty Ann King and Drury Stith Wright, Jr., born on April 25, 1887 in Warren. She died on May 21, 1970.

7. Leonidas Young Harris; b. September 27, 1892.

Leonidas married Irma B. Morris on December 28, 1919.

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d125 HENRY BRAME HARRIS, JR.; B. October 9, 1882; d. January 3, 1923.

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Henry was born in Warren County. Henry married Lula Gardner on January 17, 1912 in Warren County. Lula was born on September 12, 1877 in Warren County. Henry and Lula lived in the Macon community of Warren County.

Lula died at the age of 99 years on December 29, 1976. They are buried in the cemetery of Gardner Baptist Church in Macon.

Their children:

1. Henry Winfield Harris; b. 1912; died at age six.

2. Marguerite Egerton Harris; b. October 20, 1912.

3. Thomas Gardner Harris; b. July 26, 1920.

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d125 MARGUERITE EGERTON HARRIS; b. October 20, 1912.

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Marguerite was born in the Macon community of Warren County. She married Norman D. Waters. They made their home at Greensboro, North Carolina.

Norman is now (1992) deceased. Marguerite lives in Greensboro.

Their children:

1. Marguerite Ann Waters.

Ann married _______ Jones.

Their children:

a. Russ Jones.

b. Norman Jones.

c. Warren Jones.

Ann, later, married Lucian Cox. They live in Summit, New Jersey.

2. Norma Jean Waters.

Jean married William ______. Their child was adopted by Jean’s second husband. Jean married, second, Don Frye. Jean and Don live at Lumberton, North Carolina.

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d125 THOMAS GARDNER HARRIS; b. July 26, 1920.

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T. G. was born in the Macon community of Warren County.

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d125 NATHANIEL LEONARD HARRIS; b. 1821.

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Nathaniel was born n Warren County. He married Elizabeth Ann Harris on December 22, 1851 in Warren County. Elizabeth was the daughter of Elizabeth Ann Baker Carter Harris (Taylor) and Gideon Harris, who were married in Warren County on January17, 1826. Elizabeth Ann Harris was born about 1820.

Their children:

1. William Ransom (Willis) Harris; b. September, 1854.

Willis married Laura Newsom, the daughter of Kate Rooker and John Newsom, on February 28, 1883.

Their children:

a. Lena Alice Harris; b. November, 1883. Lena married John Robert Kirkland.

Their children:

I. Louise Kirkland; b. April 30, 1917; d. December 26, 1983.

II. Robert Taft Kirkland. Robert married Lutie Belle Smith.

b. Bettie Harris; b. March 1885. Betty married _______ King.

c. Ollie Harris; b. June 1887. Ollie married _________ Shelton.

d. Kate Harris; b. May 1889.

e. Nina Harris; b. August, 1890. Nina married Robert Leonard Kirkland.

f. Jack Harris; b. July, 1894.

After the death of Laura, Willis married Eva King on December 7, 1902.

Their daughter:

g. Rachel Willis Harris; b. June 29, 1906; d. 1968.

Rachel was born in Halifax County, North Carolina. Rachel married Eugene Tucker, the son of Nora Ellington and Samuel Tucker on April 13, 1924. Eugene was born April 8, 1905. They are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina.

I. Ruby Mae Tucker; b. February 1. 1925 in Warren County.

She married Myrtle Thomas.

Later, she married Herbert Lewis.

II. Dorothy Cora Tucker; b. August 4, 1929 in Warren County.

She married Raymond Matthews.

Later She married James Vaughn.

III. John Hunter Tucker; b. August 1, 1932 in Warren County.

He married Marian Lockerman.

IV. Mary Helen Tucker; b. March 10, 1935 in Halifax County.

She married Arthur Howard Hight.

V. Infant daughter; b. and d. February 22, 1937.

VI. Shirley Ann Tucker; b. December 30, 1940; d. as a child.

VII. Infant son; b. and died August 12, 1947.

2. Elizabeth Emma Harris; b. 1856.

Emma married Ira Tom King on September 28, 1875.

3. Charles S. Harris; b. 1858.

4. Mary B. Harris; b. 1861.

5. John Henry Harris; b. 1863. John married Ida Edmunds.

6. Nathaniel Josh Harris; b. September 25, 1866; d. April 7, 1957.

7. James Richard Harris; b. February 23, 1869; d. May 21, 1930.

James married Vivian Victoria (Vanda) Shearin in 1889. Vanda was born on March 8, 1880 and died on Ageist 23, 1966. They are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. Nathaniel R. Harris; b. February, 1900. He married Belle Wade.

b. Bertha Mae Harris; b. c. 1902. She married Sherwood Jenkins..

c. Estelle Harris; b. c. 1905. She married Zalma Matthews.

d. James R. Harris; b. 1908. He married Edna Smith.

e. Ella (Vanda) Harris; b. 1910. She married Roscoe Handy.

f. Robert (Robin) Harris; b. 1915. He married Virginia Dare Harris.

g. Offa Lou Harris; b. c. 1918. She married Melvin Jenkins.

h. John Harris; b. 1920.

i. Richard C. Harris.

j. Carl Edsel Harris. Carl married Frances Louise Kearney.

8. Ella Harris; b. c. 1852.

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d125 ALMA LOUISE KIRKLAND; b. April 30, 1917; d. December 26, 1983.

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Louise was born in Halifax County, North Carolina. Louise married Alvin Kenneth Mustain on December 8, 1935 in Halifax County. Alvin, the son of Alice Mangum and Delbridge Rix Mustain, was born on November 16, 1911 in Warren County.

Louise died at South Hill, Mecklenburg county, Virginia.

Their Children:

1. Alvin Kenneth Mustain, Jr.; b. January 3, 1937; d. September 26, 1970.

Alvin was born in Halifax County.

2. Peggy Louise Mustain; b. July 3, 1938.

Peggy was born in Halifax County. She married Thomas Tuthill Luce on August 2, 1964. Thomas, the son of Mary Catherine O’Daly and Ira Tuthill Luce, was born on April 20, 1935 at Deer Lodge, Montana.

They live in Alaska.

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d125 NATHANIEL JOSH HARRIS; b. September 25, 1866; d. April 7, 1957.

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Josh married Martha Rebecca (Pattie) Shearin on February 6, 1889. Pattie was born on March 28, 1870 and died on May 23, 1962 in Warren County, North Carolina. Pattie’s parents were Judith Hudson Taylor and Frederick Jackson Shearin. Judith was the daughter of Elizabeth Ann Baker Carter Harris Taylor and Kinchen Taylor.

Children of Pattie and Josh Harris:

1. Thomas Jackson Harris; b. May 22, 1890; d. July 19, 1971.

Thomas married Christine Beard. Christine, the daughter of Mary E. Floyd

Their children:

a. Edd Harris; b. 1921; d. October 17, 1923.

b. Pattie Harris. Pattie married Edison Piel. Later, she married Thomas Coffin.

c. John B. Harris. John married Virginia Crowder.

d. Ella Christine Harris. Ella married Robert Gums.

After the death of Christine, Thomas married Northie Wood.

2. Judy (Judie) Hudson Harris; b. March 14, 1892; d. January 1, 1944.

Judie married Eli Whitfield (Whit) Faucette on December 31, 1911.

Their children:

a. Ruby Lee Faucette; b. February 4, 1913.

b. Joseph P. Faucette; b. 1915.

After the death of Whit, Judie married John Snyder.

3. Fredrick L. (Monk) Harris; b. November 21, 1894; d. September 14, 1978.

Fred married Edness Harris, the daughter of Ellen Nancy Harris and William Henry Harris (d125/1182/22). Edness was born in 189o9.

4. Tollie Ransom Harris; b. February 9, 1897; d. March 27, 1940.

Tollie married Mary Mae Shearin, the daughter of Lula and W. H. Shearin.

Their children:

a. Edith J. Harris; b. January 25, 1925.

b. Ruby Louise Harris; b. June 30, 1930.

Ruby married Ben Holt Carroll.

c. Myrtis Palmer Harris; b. October 30, 1931.

d. Tollie Ransom Harris, Jr.; b. March 16, 1937.

Tollie was born in Warren County. He married Jean Rose Lynch.

5. Melissa Harris; b. March 27, 1900; d. 1903.

6. Solomon J. Harris; b. October 8, 1902; d. December 2, 1984.

Sol married Fannie Ella Jenkins.

7. John Britton Harris; b. April 21, 1905; d. 1913.

8. Emma Jane Harris; b. August 14, 1909; d. November 14, 1968.

Emma married Ben “Skinner” Jenkins.

9. Vera Harris; b. May 4, 1912; d. September 11, 1989.

Vera married Theo Robertson, the son of Essie B. Hardy and Nathaniel Jordan Robertson. See d125/1212/642.

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d125 RUBY LEE FAUCETTE; b. February 4, 1913.

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Ruby was born in Warren County. Ruby married Jesse Claud Salmon on July 13, 1929. Jesse died on May 28, 1981. Ruby lives in Warren County near Littleton.

Their daughter:

1. Rebie Phyllis Salmon; b. March 28, 1932 in Warren County.

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d125 ROBERT NATHANIEL (ROBIN) HARRIS; b. after 1850.

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Robin was born in Warren County. Robin married Martha Parish on March 10, 1812 in Warren County. Martha was born about 1791. She died after 1870.

Their children:

1. Elizabeth D. Harris; b. 1814; d. after 1880.

2. Frances Harris; b. 1815; d. after 1880.

3. Nancy Harris; b. 1817.

4. Mary Harris; b. 1819.

5. Elbert H. Harris; b. 1822.

6. Harry Harris; b. 1824.

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d125 ELBERT H. HARRIS; b. 1822.

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Elbert was born in Warren County. Elbert married Martha Ann Riggan on December 5, 1848 in Warren County. Ann was the daughter of Rebecca Shearin and Littleton F. Riggan. She was born about 1831.

Their children:

1. Susanna (Suzy) Harris; b. 1851.

2. Caroline Harris; b. 1855.

3. Elizabeth (Bettie) Harris; b. 1860.

4. Robert Harris; b. 1863.

5. Newit Henderson Harris; b. 1866.

6. Sallie Harris; b. 1868.

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d125 BURWELL HARRIS; b. c. 1743.

Burwell, on January 11, 1778, received a deed of gift from his father. This deed granted to him 160 acres on Little Fishing Creek.

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d125 ANN HARRIS; b. c. 1745.

Ann was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. She moved with her family to what is now Warren County, North Carolina. Ann, on July 15, 1778, received from her father a deed of gift of land. This land, 150 acres, is located on Little Fishing Creek at the mouth of Reedy Creek.

Ann married Francis Riggan in April of 1789 in Warren County.

Their children:

1. John Riggan.

2. Robert Riggan.

3. Lucretia Riggan; b. 1795.

Lucretia married Henry M. Harris on December 12. 1819 in Warren County. See d125/111.

4. Joseph Riggan.

5. Daniel Riggan.

6. Littleton F. Riggan; b. 1804.

Littleton married Rebecca Shearin.

Their children:

a. Martha Ann Riggan; b. 1831.

Ann married Elbert Harris (d125/1235) on December 5, 1848.

b. Nancy Riggan; b. 1833.

c. Louisa H. Riggan; b. 1835.

Louisa married Presley W. Harris on February 7, 1857 in Warren County. Presley was born about 1834.

Their children:

I. Ada Florence Harris; b. October 4, 1865; d. October 12, 1934.

II. William Henry Harris; b. August 22, 1868; d. February 14, 1951.

III. Sarah P. Harris; b. 1874.

Sarah married Paul Harris. She later married Ben Riggan.

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d125 ADA FLORENCE HARRIS; b. October 4, 1865; d. October 12, 1934.

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Ada married Daniel Webster Pegram. Daniel was born on August 18, 1856 in Warren County. He died on October 3, 1934. They are buried in a cemetery at their home in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Louise Florence Pegram.

Louise married George Lewis Lancaster.

2. Joseph Pegram.

3. Mary Elizabeth Pegram; b. August 5, 1890.

Mary married Thomas Jacob Tucker on March 8, 1914, See d125/1212/56.

4. Willie Daniel Pegram.

5. Martha Adeline Pegram.

6. Cletus Pegram.

7. Olivia Irene Pegram; b. January 18, 1905; d. January 3, 1962.

Olivia married Benjamin H. Thompson.

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d125 JOHN HARRIS; b. c. 1712; d. c. 1790.

John was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. John and his brother, Robert received, by patent on September 28, 1730, 150 acres of land on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp and on Barbeque Swamp in Isle of Wight county. John married Francis _______. They made their home in what is now Warren County, North Carolina.

John signed his will on November 31, 1784. It was probated during the February term of court, 1790, in Warren County. John named his wife and his son, Amos, to probate his will.

Their children:

1. Orrin Harris.

2. William Harris

3. Amos (Moses) Harris.

4. Temperance Harris.

5. Sarah Harris.

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d125 MICHAEL HARRIS; b. c. 1714; d. 1794.[1]

Michael was born in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Michael, along with his brother, moved across the Roanoke River into what is now Warren County, North Carolina prior to 1750.^a.

Michael was enlisted in a militia unit in Granville County, North Carolina in 1754. This unit was commanded by his first cousin, Captain Daniel Harris.

Michael married Susannah _________.

Susannah was living in Warren County, North Carolina in 1794 at the time of her husband’s death.

Michael signed his will in Warren County, North Carolina on May 15, 1794. The will was probated in August, 1794.

The will was executed by Michael’s wife, Susannah, and by Brittain Nicholson, his son-in-law. Brittain was, also, the grandson of Michael’s cousin, Captain Daniel Harries. Brittain’s mother was Mary Harris Nicholson.

Children of Michael and Susannah Harris:

1. Michael Harris, Jr.

2. Archer Harris.

3. Edwin Harris.

4. Joel Harris.

5. Herbert Harris.

6. Molly Harris; Molly married Brittain Nicholson on April 18, 1794 in Warren County, North Carolina.

7. Matthew Harris.

[1] 13 Boddie, p. 28-29 and, 33 Harris NC.

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d125 CHARLES HARRIS; b. c. 1716, d. November 4, 1786.

Charles was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.[1]

Charles moved, with his brothers, across the Roanoke River into North Carolina about 1750.

Charles lived in the area of Little Fishing Creek which is located in present day Warren County, North Carolina.

Charles died in Warren County, North Carolina.

Charles and his brothers served in the North Carolina Militia in the company commanded by their cousin, Captain Daniel Harris.

Charles married Rachel Egerton in 1749. Rachel, daughter of John and Elizabeth Nicholson Egerton, was born June 9, 1732 and died in 1823.^a.

Charles and Rachel lived in Warren County, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Fredrick Harris; b. March 25, 1750; d. 1813.

2. Sally Harris; b. February 9, 1752.

Sally marred James Maeler on January 3, 1778 in Granville County, North Carolina.

3. Elizabeth Harris.

Elizabeth married Randolph Bobbitt, son of John and Amy Alston Bobbitt.

Randolph died in 1804.

Their sons:

a. Lewis Bobbitt.

b. Fredrick Harris Bobbitt.

4. Patience Harris; b. © 1765.

5. Nancy Harris.

Nancy married her first cousin, John Judkins Egerton, son of James and Martha Judkins Egerton, on August 21, 1798. (See 125/1212 on Page 171.)

6. Charity Harris. Charity married ________ Cockley.

7. Pricillah Harris.

Pricillah married Leonard Kinball, son of Benjamin Kimball, Jr. on July 22, 1786.

8. Bedford Harris.

Bedford married Priscilla Lancaster, daughter of Lawrence Lancaster, on December 5, 1811.

9. Simon Harris.

Simon married Martha Darden. They moved to Chesterfield County, South Carolina in 1813.

A. Wilmot Egerton Harris; b. November 13, 1769.

B. Cherry Harris. Cherry married William Colclough.

[1] 13 Boddie, p. 28-29 and, 33 Harris NC.

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d125 PATIENCE HARRIS; b. (c) 1765.[1]

Patience was born in Warren County, North Carolina.[2] Patience married John Bobbitt, son of Miles Bobbitt and Mary Powell, on January 16, 1789.

Their daughter:

1. Rachel Egerton Bobbitt; b. 1800; d. 1882.

Rachel married Jesse Myrich, son of Charles and Martha Ray Myrick, on April 2, 1821. Jesse was born September 7, 1796 and died in 1845.

Their children:^a.

a. Benjamin Myrick.

Benjamin married Elizabeth Pearson on December 24, 1841.

They moved to Bush County, Tennessee.

b. John Charles Myrick; b. 1825.

c. Finetta Myrick.

Finetta married Thomas P. Gardner on March 8, 1848.

d. Lafayette Myrick; moved to Tennessee.

e. Alexander Myrick; died as a Confederate soldier.

f. George Myrick.

George married Harriet Clements.

g. Jesse Myrick; died in combat as a Confederate soldier.

h. Fletcher Myrick; died in combat as a Confederate soldier.

i. Hardy Myrick; died as a Confederate soldier.

j. Louisa Myrick.

Louisa married Captain John Collins.

k. Robert A. Myrick.

Robert married Sallie H. Beckham on January 15, 1867.

[1] 33 Harris NC.

[2] 13 Boddie, p. 28-29 and, 33 Harris NC.

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d125 JOHN CHARLES MYRICK; b. 1825.

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John was born in Warren County, North Carolina.

John married Sarah Rivers Nicholson on November 19, 1852.^a.

Sarah was the daughter of John Jordan Nicholson and his wife, Sallie Rivers Shearin. Sarah was the great-granddaughter of Daniel Harris (d/121/1) and his wife Jan Jordan Harris.

Sarah was born on July 2, 1829.

John and Sarah moved to Halifax County, North Carolina and lived near Littleton.

Their children: [1]

1. Thomas W. Myrick; b. August 29, 1853.

Thomas married Dora Freeman on November 17, 1875.

2. John Jesse Myrick; b. August 25, 1855; d. September 15, 1930.

3. William Henry Myrick; b. August 13, 1859.

William married Lucy Lee King on February 9, 1887.

4. Robert W. Myrick; b. May 18, 1862.

Robert moved to Texas and died unmarried.

5. Fletcher H. Myrick; b. October 19, 1866.

Fletcher did not marry.

[1] 13 Boddie, p. 28-29 and, 33 Harris NC.

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d125 JOHN JESSE MYRICK; b. August 25, 1855; d. September 15, 1930.

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John was born in Halifax County, North Carolina.

John married Emma Brown Harris on October 15, 1879. Emma was the daughter of James Henry and Sarah Noel Egerton Harris.

Emma was born on September 10, 1956 and died July 7, 1927 in Littleton, North Carolina.

John was a merchant in Littleton.

John and Emma were active members of the Littleton Methodist Church.

John was active in politics. He served as county commissioner for 25 years.

Their children:

1. Walter Blair Myrick; b. July 25, 1880; d. November 9, 1953.

Walter was in business with his father in Littleton a number of years and, later, worked with Rose’s stores in Henderson, North Carolina.

Walter married Eva Glasgow on February 6, 1924.

Their children:

a. James Egerton Myrick; b. November 18, 1924.

James graduated from the Uni8ted States Naval Academy.

James married Eleanor Hayes of Elkin, North Carolina on June 18, 1949.

b. Alice Blair Myrick; b. January 28, 1926.

Alice married John James on June 4, 1947.

John is an attorney in Weldon, North Carolina.

2. Sarah Myrick; b. February 2, 1882; d. May 3, 1971.

Sarah graduated from Littleton Female College and specialized in art.

Sarah married Romulus B. Parker on October 18, 1916. Romulus was born on June 3, 1856 and died on August 1, 1939. [1]

Their children:

a. Romulus B. Parker, Jr.; b. November 23 1917; d. January 19, 1978.

He was an attorney at Enfield, North Carolina.

Romulus married Mary Sue Edmondson of Birmingham, Alabama on June 23, 1945.

b. Walter Myrick Parker; b. February 13, 1923; d. May 26, 1989.

Walter lived at Enfield, North Carolina.

3. Jesse Clarence Myrick; b. May 29, 1885; d. June 5; 1959.

Jesse, an electrical engineer, graduated from North Carolina State University.

Jesse worked in Panama on the canal. He was superintendent of the Pacific Locke.

Jesse married Mary Stuart Egerton of Louisburg, North Carolina on January 1, 1917. Mary was born on February 10, 1892 and died on July 15, 1986.

After retirement, they lived in Raleigh, North Carolina.

They had no children.

4. Emma Nelson Myrick; b. February 17, 1888; d. March 24, 1976.

Emma graduated from Littleton Female College and taught school.

Emma married Paul Howard Rose on September 13, 1911. He was the founder of the chain of Rose’s 5-10-25 cent Stores.

He was also a distinguished business and civic leader in the Carolinas and in Virginia.

Paul was born on October 17, 1881, and died on January 19, 1955.

They had lived in Henderson, North Carolina and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Their children:

a. Virginia Rose; b. October 14, 1912; d. October 26, 1920.

b. Jessie Myrick Rose; b. January 16, 1916.

Jessie married Lucius H. Harvin, II on March 8, 1938.

Lucius was vice-president of the chain of Rose’s Stores.

c. Alice Warrick Rose; b. April 30, 1918.

Alice married William J. Vaughn on September 12, 1946. He was president of the P. H. R. Cradle Shops, Inc.

They made their home in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

d. Emma Thomas Rose; b. November 1, 1920; d. September 3, 1989.

Emma married John T. Church on December 31, 1943.

He was vice-president of the Rose’s chain of stores.

5. Alice Henry Myrick; b. December 17, 1890; d. September 14, 1972.

Alice married Howard Browning on April 8, 1914. Howard was born on April 11, 1891

and died on January 21, 1964. Howard was a druggist in Littleton, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. John Ray Browning; b. May 14, 1916.

John graduated from Cooper’s union Art School in New York. He was

Advertising Manager for the P.H.R. Center in Norfolk, Virginia.[2]

b. Walter Clarence Browning; b. May 14, 1921.

6. Lula Rhodes Myrick; b. March 2, 1894; d. July 16, 1895.

7. Carrie Winifred Myrick; b. January 13, 1898; d. November 5, 1967.

Carrie was a teacher. After retirement, she lived at Littleton, North Carolina.

Carrie did not marry.

[1] 13 Boddie, p. 28-29 and, 33 Harris NC.

[2] 13 Boddie, p. 30.

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d125 WILMOT EGERTON HARRIS; b. November 13, 1769.

Wilmot was born in what is now Warren County, North Carolina.

Wilmot married Caley Morris on January 1, 1799 in Warren County, North Carolina.[1]

About 1810, this family moved to Greene County, Georgia.

Wilmot and Caley had at least six sons and two daughters.

Their son:

1. Benjamin E. Harris; b. May 23, 1803 in Warren County, North Carolina: d. 1859.

Benjamin married Susan Pyron on November 17, 1829 in Greene County, Georgia. Susan

Was the daughter of James and Lucy Johnson Pyron.

Susan was born on July 2, 1809 in Jackson County, Georgia. She died in 1885.

Benjamin and Susan moved to Pike County, Georgia prior to 1840 and made their home in an area which is now a part of Lamar County, Georgia.

This family attended and supported the New Hope Baptist Church.

Their children:

a. James Pyron Harris; b. August, 1830.

James married Martha E. Smith on February 3, 1857 in Pike County,

Georgia.

b. Mary Catherine Harris; b. April 4, 1831.

Mary married Calvin Lynch on May 8, 1856 in Pike County, Georgia.

c. Thomas Johnson Harris; b. October 23, 1832.

Thomas married Levinia Ann Sikes on April 10, 1856 in Pike County,

Georgia. Thomas died in 1862 as a Confederate Soldier.

d. Elizabeth Ann Harris; b. January 7, 1835.

e. Charles Wilmot Harris; b. January 7, 1838.

Charles married Elizabeth E. Jones on May 2, 1865 in Pike County,

Georgia.

f. Benjamin Josiah Harris; b. November 20, 1839.

Benjamin married Mary E. Smith on June 23, 1859 in Pike County,

Georgia.

g. Martha Louise Harris; b. August 20, 1841.[2]

Martha married John R. Sikes on October 15, 1859 in Pike County,

Georgia.

h. Susan Frances Harris; b. August 22, 1843.

Susan married Tom Cook, a minister.

They moved to Oklahoma.

i. Henry Clay Harris; b. June 7, 1845; d. October 24, 1921.

Henry married Susan Harden on January 3, 1867 in Spalding County,

Georgia.

Henry served as a Confederate soldier in the War Between the States.

j. William Taylor Harris; b. July 15, 1847./

William married Mary Frances Jones on July 29, 1866 in Pike County,

Georgia.

k. Sarah Caroline Harris; b. December 15, 1849.

Sarah married William Harvey Cauthen on December 20, 1866 in

Spalding County, Georgia.

They moved to Haralson County, Georgia about 1895.

(Some of the above information was collected from the History of Pike County, Georgia, which was published by Ancestor Unlimited, Inc.)

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d125 JOSEPH HARRIS; b. (c) 1718; d. 1797.[1]

Joseph was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The area of his birth was included in the newly created Southampton County about 1749.

Prior to the year 1750, Joseph, along with his brother, moved across the Roanoke River and established their homes along the Little Fishing Creek in what is now Warren County, North Carolina.

Joseph married Jane Egerton. Jane, also known by her nickname, Jean, was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Nicholson Egerton. She was also the sister of Rachel Egerton who married Charles Harris, the brother of her husband.

Joseph, in 1754, was enlisted in a Granville County militia unit which was commanded by his first cousin, Captain Daniel Harris.

Joseph served in the American Revolution under the command of Captain Charles Polk from March, 1776. His brother, Robert Harris, served with him in the same unit.

Joseph signed his will on October 20, 1796. this will was probated in February, 1797. He was survived by his wife, Jane, and several children.

Children of Joseph and Jane Harris: [2].

1. Howard Harris; b.c. 1755. Howard, after the 1800 census, moved to Chesterfield County,

South Carolina. He was living there in 1820.

2. Robert Egerton Harris; b. November 24, 1758; d. May 20, 1843.

3. *Martha Harris; d. 1797.

4. *Elizabeth (Eliza) Harris; b. February 17, 1764.

5. Lucretia Harris; d. 1847. Lucretia did not marry.

6. Jane (Jenny) Harris.

7. John Early Harris; b. November 13, 1769; d. 1832.

8. Jellica (Sillica) Harris.

9. Tabitha Harris. **{d.1847 Never married. Miss Tabitha Harris, Warren Co. WB 39, p.382 - D. Williams, Warren Co, NCGenWeb -2/5/2021}

* For the families of Martha and Elizabeth Harris, see the Addendum, Appendix I, d125/53 and d125/54, respectively.

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d125 ROBERT EGERTON HARRIS; b. NOVEMBER 24, 1758; d. MAY 20, 1843.

Robert was born in what is now Warren County, North Carolina.

Robert was a soldier in the American Revolution at a very young age.

Robert married Tabitha Egerton Bobbitt about 1789 in Warren County. *She was born in 1774. They are buried in a Harris family cemetery near Duncans Creek and on the west side of the Macon-Embro Road.

Robert signed his will on July 3, 1838.

Children of Robert and Tabitha Harris:

1. Drury (Drew) Harris; b. (c) 1790.

2. Arthur B. Harris; b. 1793.

3. Barbara (Winchy) Harris.

4. John E. Harris; b. (c) 1796. John married _____ Verser.

5. William Harris; b. (c) 1801. William moved to Mississippi.

6. Wesley Harris; b. (a) 1803. Wesley married Martha Hardy.**

7. Thomas Egerton Harris; b. 1804; d. 1880.

8. Holly Harris; b. (c) 1805. Holly married James Vincent on September 2, 1819. They lived at Townsville, Granville (now Vance) County, North Carolina.

9. Robert Malory Harris; b. May 8, 1808; d. August 25, 1868. Robert married Elizabeth Duke on December 14, 1837. They lived in Attala County, Mississippi.

A. Joseph J. Harris; b. 1812.

B. Jane Caroline (Jenny) Harris; b. 1816.

C. Doctor Matherson Harris; b. 1817; d. 1902.

Note: Joseph J. and Caroline are buried in the Harris family cemetery near Duncans Creek which is mention above.

*Notes by D. Williams, NCGenWeb 2/5/2021: Although she is listed as age 76 (b.1774) in the 1850 Census, Tabitha E. Bobbitt stated in her husband's Pension application that they were married Dec. 1, 1778 in Bute Co., so she would more likely have been born abt 1761. She wrote a will on Apr. 12, 1847 the same date as her sister-in-law, Tabitha Harris, whose will was probated November 1847. Tabitha Bobbitt-Harris will was probated in May Court 1852, Warren Co. WB 42, p.35

**Notes by D.Williams, NCGenWeb 2/5/2021: This is incorrect. "Wesley" was a female, Winifred Wesley Harris, called "Winey Wesley" in her father's will (Warren Co.WB 38, p.214), and "Winefred W. Hardy" wife of Thomas Hardy, in the will of her sister, Jane Caroline Harris, written June 6, 1853, probated May 1854 (Warren Co. WB 43, P.59). She married with a marriage bond filed in Warren Co. NC, Feb. 12, 1845, as "Wesley Harris" to Thomas Hardy (1798-1854, son of Curtis Hardy & Rosey Harper). His 1st wife had been Mary Thompson, with whom he had 5 children who were named in both his Estate and his father's Will & Estate, who died 1857. Winifred, born 1805, died in 1855, as seen in the Nov. 20, 1855 Administrators Bond filed in Warren County Court by her brothers, William L., Thomas E., and Joseph J. Harris. She had no children of her own.

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d125 DRURY (FREW) HARRIS; b. (c) 1790.

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Drew was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Drew married Lucy Wright on June ??, 1813 in Warren County. Lucy was born about 1796.

Their children:

1. Jane Harris; b. 1828.

2. Emily Harris; b. 1830.

3. Thomas Harris; b. 1833.

4. Elizabeth Harris; b. 1835.

5. Bedford Harris; b. 1838.

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d125 ARTHUR B. HARRIS; B. 1793.

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Arthur was born in Warren County, North Carolina. He married Mildred (Milley) Thompson on January 1, 1824 in Warren County. Milley was born about 1802. She lived in Warren County.

Their children:

1. John Harris; b. 1826.

2. Albert Harris; b. 1828.

3. Rebecca Harris; b. 1830.

4. Delia Harris; b. 1832.

Delia married William W. Neal on May 27, 1860 in Warren County.

5. Arthur Harris; b. 1837.

6. Doctor Harris; b. 1841.

7. Richard Henry Harris; b. February, 1844; d. October 27, 1925.

Richard was wounded while fighting as a Confederate soldier in the First North Carolina

Infantry, CSA.

Richard married Frances Elizabeth Harris on January 17, 1872. Frances was the daughter

of Leah A. Lancaster and Edmund N. Harris. For an account of the children of this union, see d125/1182/2 on page 146.

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d125 THOMAS EGERTON HARRIS; B. 1804; D. 1880.

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Thomas was born in Warren County, North Carolina.

Thomas married Mary T. Sledge in Warren County, North Carolina on January 13, 1838. Mary, the daughter of Turner and Tabitha Davis Sledge, was born in Warren County, North Carolina in January, 1818. Mary died in 1900. Mary’s grandparents were James Sledge (b. 1752; d. 1834) and Rebecca Person Sledge (b. 1760; d. 1836).

Thomas and Mary lived on the little Fishing Creek, near Grove Hill community in Warren County, North Carolina.

Children of Thomas and Mary Harris:

1. Caroline T. Harris; b. 1838; d. after 1880.

2. Josephene (Jo) Harris; b. 1841.

Jo married William J. Fulford on October 1, 1859 in Warren County.

3. Mary I. (Mollie) Harris; b. 1842. Molly married Henry Fulford.

4. Louisa J. Harris; b. 1844. Louisa married John Fulford.

5. William Ruffin Harris; b. 1846. William married Moriah Elizabeth Sledge.

6. Thomas Alston Harris; b. March 22, 1849; d. December 6, 1939.

7. Elizabeth (Betsy) Harris; b. (c) 1852. Betsy did not marry.

8. John Wesley Harris; b. October 14, 1854; d. December 16, 1935.

9. Ann Harris; b. 1856. Ann married Jim Ayers.

A. Jean Harris. Jean married Doc Hams.

B. Charles Harris; b. May, 1860.

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d125 THOMAS ALSTON HARRIS; b. March 22, 1849; d. December 6, 1939.

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Thomas was born at Grove Hill in Warren County, North Carolina. He was overseer of the plantation of General Sam Williams. He was a farmer.

Thomas married Pattie Hamm of the Inez community of Warren County, North Carolina. Pattie was born January 29, 1865 and died November 2, 1931.

Thomas and Pattie lived in the Grove Hill, North Carolina community. Their home was the meeting place of the community. The Harris reunion has been held here each year since 1926 on the third Sunday of July.

They are buried near their home at Grove Hill.

Children of Thomas and Pattie Harris:

1. Jessee Aaron Prescott Harris; b. October 21, 1883; d. March 3, 1934.

2. Matthew Thomas Harris; b. June 2, 1886; d. May 15, 1963.

3. Robert Ivory Harris; b. August 16, 1888; d. November 24, 1973.

4. Sterling Jackson Harris; b. January 4, 1890; d. November 7, 1948.

5. William Williams (Billie) Harris; b. August 8, 1894; d. February 8, 1975.

6. Annie Belle Harris; b. August 28, 1895; d. March 26, 1989.

7. Clarence E. Harris; b. January 8, 1898; d. January 6, 1988.

8. Florene Harris; b. February 25, 1900; d. March 5, 1987.

9. Raymond Gerod Harris; b. July 27, 1902; d. December 25, 1968.[1]

A. Norman Harris; died in infancy.

B. Emma Gertrude Harris; b. August 9, 1906.

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Upper left is Miss Mary Elizabeth Walker (d125/1182/341) as a student at Peace College in Raleigh in 1949. Mary Lib, as she is known, was President of the Student Government and won the title, Miss Peace College. She lives with her husband, Clayton Dowell Taylor, at Norlina, N.C. Upper right is Mary Lib’s childhood home at Warren Plains, N.C. Lower picture was taken in Halifax, N.C. on March 14, 1992 at a meeting of the Genealogical Society of Halifax County. The common ancestors of those shown were Ann Fulgham and Robert Harris (d125), who were citizens of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Each person is a descendant of a different son of this couple. L-R: Robert E. Harris of Tucker, Ga. From Matthew Harris (d125/7); Mary Lib Taylor of Norlina, N.C. from Robert Harris, Jr. (d125/1); Percy Alston Harris of Halifax, N.C. from James Harris (d125/6); and L. A. Harris, Jr. of Henderson, N.C. from Joseph Harris (d125/5).

Thomas Alston Harris Of Grove Hill, N. C.

PRECEDING PAGE, BOTTOM: L-R: Front Row: Nathaniel C. Brummitt, Robert I. Harris, Robert T. Hardy and Florene Harris Hardy. Second Row: Belle Harris Brummitt; Alberta Shearin, wife of Clarence E. Harris; Myrtle Weymss, wife of Robert I. Harris; Clarence E. Harris; Gertrude Harris Conn, wife of George Hunter; Johnelle Shearin, wife of Raymond G. Harris; George Hunter; William W. (Billie) Harris.

CHILDREN OF JESSE AARON HARRIS AT 1991 REUNION

Front Row, left to right: Jesse Randolph Harris, Vera Harris Capps, Back Row, left to right: James Alston Harris, Sr., Victor Ayers Harris.

CHILDREN OF MATTHEW T. HARRIS AT 1991 REUNION

Left to Right: John Perry Harris, Odessa Harris Harris, Everett Harris, Glenn Harris.

Robert Ivory Harris and wife Myrtle Weymss, on their golden wedding anniversary in 1966. They lived at Arcola, N.C

Children of Myrtle W. & Robert I. Harris in 1991 Front: Rosalyn Harris Ryals and Vivian Harris Phares. Back: Robert A. Harris, Elmer W. Harris and Willard B. Harris

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM WILLIAMS (BILLIE) HARRIS AT 1991 REUNION

Left to right: Linwood Harris, Anita Harris Tarkington.

CHILDREN OF CLARENCE HARRIS AT 1991 REUNION

Left to right: Irvin Harris, Lorraine Harris Perkinson, Clarence E. Harris, Jr., Cameron Rowland Harris.

CHILDREN OF FLORENE HARRIS AND ROBERT T. HARDY AT 1991 REUNION

Left to right: Douglas Hardy, Patricia Hardy Fleming, Flora Belle Hardy Forrester, Linda Faye Hardy Smith

CHILDREN OF RAYMOND HARRIS AT 1991 REUNION

Left to right: Virginia Dare Harris Cook, Phil Harris, Barbara Harris Smith

Only living child of Thomas Alston and Pattie Hamm Harris, Gertrude Harris Conn Hunter and children Left to right: Janie Conn Gamble,

Gertrude Harris Conn Hunter, Edward E. Conn, Picture made at 1991 reunion

ANNIE BELLE HARRIS BRUMMITT

NATHANIEL CLAY BRUMMITT

ANNIE BELLE HARRIS BRUMMITT AND CHILDREN

FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Patsy Brummitt Cokewell, Evelyn Brummitt Tefft, Belle Harris Brummitt, Ann Brummitt Averitt BACK ROW, Left to

Right: Nathaniel Thomas Brummitt, Dennis Brummitt, Isabel Courtney Brummitt

CENTER: Isabel Brummitt, descendant of Joseph Harris (d125/5) LEFT: Mary Lib Walker Taylor, descendant of Robert Harris, Jr. (d125/1)

RIGHT: Robert E. Harris, descendant of Matthew Harris (d125/7) Photo – Henderson, N.C., October 13, 1991

ABOVE: Luther Pryor and Marion French Harris

ABOVE: On left is Luther Eugene Harris, son of Luther Pryor and Thelma Turner Harris; on right is Betty Jarrett, wife of Luther Eugene; their son, Allen Keith Harris is in the center with his wife Karen Lett.

ABOVE: Richard Eugene Harris, son of Luther Eugene and Betty Harris, and wife, Lisa Seiwert.

THE FAMILY OF LUTHER PRYOR HARRIS (d125/5278/13)

Faye Ann Harris and her husband, Arthur Lee Huband.

Faye Ann is the daughter of Thelma Turner and Luther Pryor Harris.

Photo to right is Patricia Faye Nuckols, daughter of Thomas Julian and Faye Harris Nuckols, with her mother, Faye Ann Huband.

THE FAMILY OF NANCY LANCASTER AND JOHN JUDKINS HARRIS (d125/576)

ABOVE: John Judkins Harris, b.1808-d.187-, and wife, Nancy Lancaster (d125/576)

LOWER LEFT: John Amos Harris (d125/5761) 1839-1923

LOWER RIGHT: John Robert Harris (d125/5761/4) 1875-1935

THE FAMILY OF NANCY LANCASTER AND JOHN JUDKINS HARRIS (d125/576)

LEFT: Leroy Allen (L. A.) Harris, Jr. (d125/5761/4A1) of Henderson, North Carolina. (Photo by R.E. Harris, March 14, 1992)

BELOW: L. A. Harris, Jr. and Mary Lib Taylor of Norlina, N.C. chat with Robert W. “Cuse” Boyd, who lives on Carroll Town Road in Warren County

and owns land previously owned by Harris families, including the burial site of Joseph and Jean Egerton Harris (d125/5), ancestors of L. A.

Harris, Jr. (Photo by R.E. Harris, October 12, 1991)

FAMILY OF JAMES HARRIS b.1720-d.1800 (d125/6)

LEFT: Percy Alston Harris; b. 1907 (d125/6373/52) of Halifax, N.C. Percy is a descendant of James Harris, b.1720-d.1800 (d125/6). (Photo by R.E. Harris, March 14, 1992)

Some of the descendants of James Harris (d125/6) moved to La Grange in West Tennessee before 1850.

UPPER RIGHT is a view of Woodlawn, constructed in 1828 at La Grange. BELOW: Historical marker. (Photo by R.E. Harris)

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d125 JESSE AARON PRESCOTT HARRIS; b. October 21, 1883; d. March 3, 1934.

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Jesse married Rosa Ellen Ayers, daughter of James Edward and Anne Harris Ayers of Ringwood, Halifax County, North Carolina. Rosa was born October 29, 1894.

Jesse and Rosa made their home at Ringwood where he was the Postmaster, a merchant and a farmer. He was buried at his birthplace, Grove Hill, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Vera Annie Pat Harris; b. April 30, 1911.

Vera was born at Whitakers, Nash County, North Carolina.

Vera married Roy Glenn Capps of Arcola, Warren County, North Carolina.

They lived at Rocky Mount, North Carolina and Raleigh, North Carolina.

2. Jesse Randloph Harris; b. June 10, 1913.

Jesse was born at Whitakers, North Carolina. He married Lucy Mae Lilly.

They live at Washington, D. C.

3. James Alston Harris; b. October 8, 1915.

4. Vinson McDonald Harris; b. August 19, 1919.

Vinson was born at Ringwood, Halifax County, North Carolina. He married Gladys

Patterson of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. They lived at Newport News, Virginia.

5. Victor Ayers Harris.

Victor was born at Ringwood, Halifax County, North Carolina. He married Lois Grasser of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. They lived at Berlin, Pennsylvania.

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d125 JAMES ALSTON HARRIS; B. October 8, 1915.

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James was born at Ringwood, North Carolina. He attended schools at Ringwood and Enfield, North Carolina.

James moved to Washington, D. C. in May of 1936. James worked in the United States Civil Service for 32 years.

James married Johnie Dera Waters of Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina on Easter Sunday April 9, 1939.

Their children:

1. James Alston Harris, Jr., b. November 9, 1940.

2. Edith Kay Harris; b. December 23, 1946.

Edith married George Edward Smith of Portsmouth, Virginia.

Edith was born in Washington, North Carolina.

They live in Richmond, Virginia.

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d125 JAMES ALSTON HARRIS, JR.; b. November 9, 1940.

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James was born in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. He attended and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth, Virginia. James graduated from East Carolina College at Greenville, North Carolina.

James served his country in the United States Air Force and the Air Force Reserve.

James married Selba Anne Morris of Portsmouth, Virginia. Selba is a nurse. James and Selba live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Their children:

1. James Alston Harris, III; b. February 8, 1966.

Tracy Michelle Harris; b. January 6, 1968.

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d125 MATTHEW THOMAS HARRIS; b. June 2, 1886; d. May 15, 1963.

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Matthew was born in Warren County, North Carolina.

Matthew married Lula Conn on December 10, 1913. He was a merchant and farmer in the Grove Hill, North Carolina community. He is buried in the cemetery of Bethlehem Methodist Church at Arcola.

Their children:

1. Thomas Harris.

2. Walter Robert Harris.

3. Everette Harris.

4. Glenn Harris; married Lillie Robertson.

5. John Perry Harris; married Geraldine Liverman.

6. Odessa Harris; married George Harris.

7. Rosa Harris; married Thomas P. Rodwell.

Roy Chesson Harris; married Margaret Leigh Sherin.

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d125 ROBERT IVORY HARRIS; b. August 16, 1888; d. November 24, 1973.

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Robert was born in the Grove Hill community of Warren County, North Carolina. He graduated from Castalia High School, Castalia, North Carolina.

Robert married Myrtle Weymss of the Embro community of Warren County, North Carolina on December 27, 1916. Myrtle was born April 5, 1892 and died March 25, 1972.

Robert and Myrtle made their home in the Arcola community of Warren County, North Carolina. Robert operated a lumber business from 1910 until 1940. Later, he operated farms and a general store.

Robert died at the age of 85 years. He was buried in the cemetery of Bethlehem Methodist Church in Arcola.

Their children:

1. Robert Adrian Harris; b. August 9, 1918.

2. Elmer Weymss Harris; b. March 24, 1921.

3. Rosalyn G. Harris; b. May 9, 1923.

4. Vivian O. Harris; b. January 17, 1925.

5. Willard Branch Harris; b. September 22, 1927.

d125 ROBERT ADRIAN HARRIS; b. August 9, 1918.

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Robert was born in the Arcola community of Warren County, North Carolina. Robert married Elizabeth Everette of Greenville, North Carolina. They live at Eden, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Robert Shields Harris; married Leonne Arntsen.

2. Justus Everette Harris; married Dianne Salem.

3. Betsy Weymss Harris; married James D. (Jim) Hamilton.

d125 ELMER WEYMSS HARRIS; b. March 24, 1921.

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Elmer was born in the Arcola community of Warren County, North Carolina.

Elmer married Marie Copley of Warren Plains, North Carolina. They live in Arcola, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Gary Harris; married Donna Robertson.

2. Kimberly Harris.

Weymss Harris.

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d125 ROSALYN G. HARRIS; b. May 9, 1923.

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Rosalyn was born in the Arcola community of Warren County, North Carolina. Rosalyn married Preston B. Ryals of Benson, North Carolina on June 27, 1954. Preston died in 1989.

Rosalyn lives in Benson, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Marsha Ryals; married Johnny Turner.

2. Jerre Ryals; married Eddie Hunt.

3. Robert Ryals.

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d125 VIVIAN O. HARRIS; b. January 17, 1925.[1]

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Vivian was born in the Arcola community of Warren County, North Carolina. Vivian married Robert E. Dailey of Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Their children:

1. John Dailey; married Vicki Cutts.

2. Mark Dailey.

3. Beth Dailey; married Greg Weeks.

Later, Vivian married Harry Phares. They live in Durham, North Carolina.

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d125 WILLARD BRANCH HARRIS; b. September 22, 1927.

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Willard was born in the Arcola community of Warren County, North Carolina.

Willard, trained in accounting, has held important management positions in several corporations. This included his work as comptroller of the West Point Pepperell Corporation in New York.

Willard married Olema Grant of Snow Hill, North Carolina. They live in Martinsville, Virginia.

Their children:

1. Patricia Ann Harris; married John Brannon.

2. Jeffrey Willard Harris; married Janet Brendle.

John Frederick Harris.

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d125 STERLING JACKSON HARRIS; b. January 4, 1890; d. November 2, 1948.

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Sterling was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Sterling married Edna Odom and moved to Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. He worked for a textile company. He is buried in the Harris family cemetery at Grove Hill.

Their children:

1. Stephen Harris; married Florence Tucker.

2. Paul Harris; married Tiny Crumpler.

3. Sterling Edward Harris; married Eliza Matthews.

4. Kathleen Harris; married Pat Lahey.

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d125 WILLIAM WILLIAMS (BILLIE) HARRIS; b. August 8, 1894; d. February 8, 1975.

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Billie was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Billie married Carrie Inscoe. They moved to Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina where he worked as a contractor. They moved, later, to Norfolk, Virginia where Billie worked as a carpenter in the naval yards. He is buried at Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. David Harris; married Winley Wheeler.

2. Marvin Harris; married Lola Peeden.

3. Anita Harris; married Raymond Ashby Tarkington.

4. Thelma Harris; married William E. King, Jr.

5. Linwood Harris; married Sue Wynn Harris.

Dalton Harris; died as an infant.

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d125 ANNIE BELLE HARRIS; b. August 28, 1895; d. March 26, 1989.[1]

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Belle was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Belle graduated from Littleton Female College in May, 1916. Belle was a teacher. Belle married Nathaniel Clay Brummitt of the Gray Park community of Granville County, North Carolina on November 25, 1920. They lived in that community where he was a farmer. They are buried at Corinth Baptist Church near Oxford.

Their children:

1. Evelyn Adair Brummitt; b. November 3, 1921.

2. Isabel Courtney Brummitt; b. January 30, 1923.

3. Nathaniel Thomas Brummitt; b. July 23, 1924.

4. Mary Frances Brummitt; b. June 19, 1926; d. January 30, 1927.

5. Dennis Brummitt; b. January 21, 1931.

6. Patsy Victoria Brummitt; b. January 21, 1931.

7. Ann Cannady Brummitt; b. June 25, 1934.

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d125 EVELYN ADAIR BRUMMITT; b. November 3, 1921.

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Evelyn was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Evelyn married John Edward Tefft of northeastern Pennsylvania. Evelyn and John live in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Their children:

1. John Edward Tefft, III. He married Anne de la Vergne.

Their children:

a. John Edward Tefft, IV.

b. Charles David Tefft.

2. Carolyn Edith Tefft. She married Ronald Edwin Lodzieski.

Their children:

a. Scott Edward Lodzieski.

b. Andrea Elizabeth Lodzieski.

c. Kara Christine Lodzieski.

3. Gordon Brummitt Tefft. He married Vivian Leigh Rawls.

Their children:

a. Nancy Lauren Tefft.

b. Gordon Rawls Tefft.

c. Christopher Michael Tefft.

d. Natalie Adair Tefft.

d125 ISABEL COURTNEY BRUMMITT; b. January 30, 1923.

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Isabel was born in Granville County, North Carolina. Isabel was a career employee of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company in Raleigh. She is now retired and lives at the home place in the Gray Rock community of Granville County (Kittrell), North Carolina.

d125 NATHANIEL THOMAS BRUMMITT; b. July 23, 1924.

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Nat was born in Granville County, North Carolina.

Nat married Dorothy Jones of Forth Worth, Texas.

They live in Richmond, Virginia.

Their daughter:

1. Ruth Ann Brummitt.

Ruth married Joseph Graham.

Their son:

a. Daniel Graham

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d125 DENNIS BRUMMITT; b. December 19, 1927.

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Dennis was born in Granville County, North Carolina.

Dennis married Vada Jane Cutts of the Creedmoor community of North Carolina.

Dennis and Jane live in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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d125 PATSY VICTORIA BRUMMITT; b. January 21, 1931.

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Pat was born in Granville County, North Carolina.

Pat married Franklin Alonzo Lane.

Their children:

1. Franklin Alonzo Lane, Jr.

He married Jane Allgood.

Their daughter:

a. Denise Ann Lane.

Later, Franklin, Jr. married Kathy Henson.

Their children:

b. Taylor Kathryn Lane.

c. Jordan Alexander Lane.

d. Evan Mileah Lane.

2. Robert David Lane.

He married Cathey Langpaul.

Their child:

a. Justin Neal Lane.

3. Benjamin Clay Lane.

He married Jennifer Bouska.

Jennifer brought two children from a previous marriage into the family.

They are Alecia Bouska and Amanda Bouska.

4. Nancy Katherine Lane.

Later, Pat Brummitt Lane married Eugene Hodges.

Their children:

5. Jeannie Victoria Hodges.

She married James Bowers.

Their child:

a. Ashley Rosalinda Bowers.

6. Carolyn Ann Hodges.

She married Willem Rodem Rodenjuis.

Later, Pat married Robert T. Cokewell.

They live in North Bend, Washington.

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d125 ANN CANNADY BRUMMITT; b. June 25, 1934.

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Ann was born in Granville County, North Carolina.

She married Ransom S. Averitt of Clayton, North Carolina.

They live in the Mableton community of Cobb County, Georgia.

Clarence was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Clarence attended Buies Creek Academy.

Clarence married Alberta Shearin in 1926. They lived in the Arcola community and farmed until their retirement.

He is buried at Bethlehem Methodist Church at Arcola.

Their children:

1. Irvin Harris; married Betty K. Wesson.

2. Cameron Rowland Harris; married Martha Newman.

3. Clarence E. Harris, Jr.; married Jean Cone.

4. Edith Lorraine Harris; married David Perkinson.

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d125 FLORENE HARRIS; b. February 25, 1900; d. March 5, 1987.

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Florene was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Florene graduated from Littleton Female College. Florene was a teacher.

Florene married Robert T. Hardy of the Grove Hill community on May

Robert and Florene lived in the Grove Hill, North Carolina community and farmed.

They are buried at Reedy Creek Baptist Church near Grove Hill.

Their children:

1. Marjorie Hardy; married Tom Vick.

2. Flora Belle Hardy; married Chester Forrester.

3. Douglas Hardy; married Josephene Harris.

4. Frederick Hardy; married Mildred Wood.

5. Ester Mae Hardy; married Donald Ray Satterwhite.

6. Patricia Hardy; married Henry Wilson Fleming.

7. Linda Faye Hardy; married James Smith.

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d125 RAYMOND GEROD HARRIS; b. July 27, 1902; d. December 25, 19

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Raymond was born in the Grove Hill community of Warren County, North Carolina.

Raymond married Johnelle Shearin of the Grove Hill community. They moved to the Airlie community of Halifax County, North Carolina.

Raymond was a merchant. He is buried at Bethlehem Methodist Church in Arcola.

Their children:

1. Virginia Dare Harris; married Clay Cook.

2. John R. Harris; married Glenda Case.

3. Barbara Harris; married Robert Clark and later, Lyn Smith.

4. Phil Harris; married Phyllis Keeter.

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d125 EMMA GERTRUDE HARRIS; b. August 9, 1906.

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Gertrude was born in Warren County, North Carolina. She graduated from John Graham High School and earned a teaching certificate at Wake Forest College. She was a teacher.

Gertrude married Robert Conn of the Arcola community on February 25, 1927.

Their children:

1. Edward E. Conn; married Selma Stegall.

2. Janie Conn; married John C. Gamble.

After the death of Robert, Gertrude married George Hunter of the Arcola community. They made their home in the Arcola Community.

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d125 JOHN WESLEY HARRIS; b. October 14, 1854; d. December 16, 1935.

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John was born near Warrenton in Warren County, North Carolina. His childhood was spent on the family plantation near Fishing Creek. John became a miller and operated mills in Warren and Franklin Counties in North Carolina.

John married Mary Jane Sledge on December 23, 1875. Mary Jane was born in Franklin County, North Carolina in 1857. She was the daughter of Mary Burgess and Alfred A. Sledge (b. 1812 in Warren County, North Carolina; d. 1904).

John and Mary moved to the Petersburg, Virginia area where John operated a small store and learned the shoemaker trade. Mary died on August 10, 1910. After her death, John returned to Franklin County, North Carolina. About 1922, John moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina where he purchased and operated a large general store. It was located at 901 Southern Avenue. John died in that area. John and Mary are buried in a small cemetery in Ettrick, Virginia.

Their children:

1. Robert Edgar Harris; b. October 25, 1876; d. May 26, 1964.

2. Mary Lula Harris; b. c. 1878.

Mary married Samuel Butler of Chesterfield County, Virginia.

3. Magnora Harris; b. c. 1883.

Magnora married James Worrell of Wilson County, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. Annabelle Worrell.

b. Wesley Worrell.

4. Thomas Alford Harris b. 1885

Thomas was born in Franklin County, North Carolina.

He married Iola Jane Bowling.

Their children:

a. Mary Rachel Harris; b. c. 1912.

She married John W. Henry.

b. Margaret May Harris; b. c. 1914.

She married Frank A. Planter.

c. Lawrence W. Harris; b. February 16, 1916.

He married Lucille Betts.

d. Dorothy Lee Harris; b. c. 1918.

She married Raymond Murphy.

5. John Norman Harris; b. 1888.

John was born in Franklin County, North Carolina.

John married, 2^nd, Edna Jenning Smelley, a widow. She was the daughter of Margaret Simons and John Van Jennings.

Their children:

a. Mary Edna Harris; b. December 24, 1928.

She married Roy A. Trexler.

b. John Norman Harris, Jr.; b. June 11, 1930.

John married Peggy Salisbury.

c. Loretta Harris; b. June 19, 1932.

Loretta married Donald Wyatt.

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d125 ROBERT EDGAR HARRIS; b. October 25, 1876; d. May 26, 1964.

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Robert was born in Franklin County, North Carolina.

Robert served as apprenticeship as a wheelwright. He moved to Virginia where he was gainfully employed as a car builder for the C & O Railroad in Richmond.

Robert married Addie Ann Virginia Mitchell on August 2, 1900.

Addie, daughter of Daniel and Virginia Mitchell of Southampton County, Virginia, was born in 1879 in Virginia.

They made their home in Virginia.

They moved to the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania in 1922.

Robert was an employee of the Union Railroad.

Robert was active in Masonic organizations.

Robert and Addie were Baptists.

Addie died in 1950.

After the death of Addie, Robert retired from his position with the Union Railroad. Robert devoted his retirement years to church activities, Masonic functions, and travel.

Robert died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Robert’s will was probated on June 1, 1964 by his son, Luther P. Harris.

Robert and Addie are buried in Restland-Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.

Children of Robert and Addie Harris:

1. Raymond Edgar Harris; b. 1901; d. 1960.

2. Freddie Ivan Harris; b. 1905; d. 1979.

3. Luther Pryor Harris; b. November 1, 1908.

4. William Addison Harris; b. 1912; d. 1966.

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d125 RAYMOND EDGAR HARRIS; b. 1901; d. 1960 [1]

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Raymond was born in Virginia.

Raymond married Anne Lena Archer, daughter of Vonelion and Mary Ellen Traile Archer.

Anne was born in 1906.

Their children:

1. Marion Harris; b. 1926.

Marion married William Wertz.

2. Herbert Harris; born 1928.

Herbert married Kathleen Hunter.

3. John Harris; b. 1934.

John married Isabel Hunter.

4. Robert Harris; b. 1939.

Robert married Judy Brown.

5. Richard Harris; b. 1940.

Richard married Judy Nichols.

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d125 FREDDIE IVAN HARRIS; b. 1905; d. 1979.

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Freddie was born in Virginia. Freddie married Gertrude Kelley, daughter of John and Carrie Blackstone Kelley.

Gertrude was born in 1906 and died in 1985.

Their daughter:

1. Gertrude Eileen Harris; b. 1927; d. 1966.

Gertrude married Louis Crittelli.

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d125 LUTHER PRYOR HARRIS; b. November 1, 1908.[1]

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Luther was born in Ettrick (near Petersburg), Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Luther moved with his family to the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania when he was 13 years of age.

Luther is a Mechanical Engineer. He was a management supervisor with E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company. Luther is a past President of DuPont Retiree Organization of West Florida.

Luther has been active in Masonic organizations, including: Life Member of the Grand Council of Anointed High Priest of Virginia, R.A.M., Past Member of the Grotto, M.O.V.P.E.R.

Luther is an ardent and active genealogist. He has done extensive research in the Harris family extending to its early roots in England. Luther has also compiled extensive information on other families interrelated with the Harris family.

Luther married Thelma Elizabeth Turner, daughter of Joseph B. and Lula Ann Thomas Turner.

Thelma was born in 1910 and died in 1947.

Their children:

1. Luther Eugene Harris; b. 1927.

2. Faye Ann Harris; b. 1930.

Later, Luther married Marion Armistead French, daughter of Walter A. and Lottie Dew Fines French of Henrico County, Virginia.

After retirement, Luther and Marion made their home in Seminole, near St. Petersburg, on the west coast of Florida. Marion died on October 12, 1991. Luther lives in Seminole.

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d125 LUTHER EUGENE HARRIS; b. 1927.

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Gene is an architect. He is also owner of Monroe Construction Company of Key Largo, Florida.

Gene married Betty Carol Jarrett, daughter of Robert L. and Alma Steele Jarrett.

Betty was born in 1928.

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d125 FAYE ANN HARRIS; b. 1930.

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Faye married Thomas J. Nuckols, Jr., son of Thomas J. and May Perdue Nuckols.

Thomas was born in 1922.

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d125 WILLIAM ADDISON HARRIS; b. 1912; d. 1966.

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William was born in Virginia.

William married Bertha Dawson, the widow of Harry Dawson. There were no children.

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d125 CHARLES HARRIS; b. May 1860.

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Charles was born in Warren County. Charles married Sarah Elizabeth (Bet) West. Bet was born in February of 1877.

Their children:

1. John O. Harris; b. January, 1893.

2. Mary B. Harris; b. May 1895.

3. Lula E. Harris; b. 1899.

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d125 DOCTOR MATHERSON HARRIS; b. 1817; d. 1902.[1]

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Dock was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Dock married Elizabeth Williams Lancaster on May 1, 1845 in Warren County. Elizabeth was born on May 26, 1826 and died on June 26, 1916. She was the daughter of Susan Aycock (born 1785) and Lemuel Lancaster (born 1790).

Dock, Elizabeth, and her parents are buried in a Harris family cemetery located near Duncans Creek and on the west side of the Macon-Embro Road in Warren County.

Children of Dock and Elizabeth Harris:

1. James Harris; died young.

2. Lemuel Harris; died young.

3. Tabitha Land Harris; b. December 15, 1852; d. January 25, 1926.

4. Robin Harris; died young.

5. Sarah Harris; b. 1853; d. 1934.

Sarah married James R. King on March 3, 1875.

6. William Edward Brown Harris; b. June 19, 1855; d. April 2, 1936.

7. Susana P. Harris; b. July 23, 1856; d. August 3, 1946.

Sue married James Nathaniel Smiley on January 18, 1891.

8. Samuel Williams Harris; b. October 6, 1862; d. January 11, 1944.

9. Dock Meadows Harris; b. September, 1864.

A. John Joseph Harris; b. January, 1867; d. January 3, 1944.

B. Pollie S. Harris; b. 1871 (twin).

Pollie married W. T. Carter on June 17, 1909.

C. Elizabeth W. Harris; b. 1871 (twin); She married Loyd.

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d125 WILLIAM E. BROWN HARRIS; b. June 19, 1855; d. April 2, 1936.

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William was born in Warren County, North Carolina. William married Martha Dora Loyd. Martha was born on August 28, 1861 and died on November 1, 1917. William and Martha, along with their children Anthony and Nellie, are buried with William’s parents in the Harris cemetery near Duncans Creek in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Luther J. Harris; b. October 21, 1881; d. February 21, 1964.

Luther married Martha Elizabeth Ellis on December 12, 1907. Martha was born on February 21, 1887 and died on June 14, 1962. They lived in Warren County.

Their children:

a. Lena Harris; b. 1909.

b. Myrtice Harris; b. 1911.

c. Eva Belle Harris; b. 1912.

d. Mable Harris; b. 1915.

e. Pauline Harris; b. 1916.

2. Mattie Diamond Harris; b. April 30, 1883; d. January 13, 1965.

Mattie did not marry.

3. Anthony Harris; b. October 12, 1884; d. June 10, 1886.

4. Nellie R. Harris; b. April 29, 1886; d. January 5, 1898.

5. Lemuel Robert Harris; b. January 24, 1888; d. December 3, 1954.

Lemuel was born in Warren County. He married Jessie Thelma Eubank. Jessie researched and recorded family history. She helped to restore interest in the old family burying grounds. They lived in Warren County. They are buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Macon, North Carolina.

Their children:

a. Lemuel Robert Harris, Jr.

Lemuel Robert lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

b. Etta Louise Harris; b. November 14, 1930.

Etta was born in Warren County. She married Walter Loyd. Later, she married Calvin C. White. She lives in the Macon community of Warren County.

c. Marvin Edward Harris; b. October 21, 1937.

Marvin lives in Florida.

d. Infant; b. and d. March 19, 1941.

6. Raymond Allen Harris; b. December 24, 1889.

7. Malvern Harris; b. March 6, 1891; d. 1922.

Malvern served his country as a soldier in World War I. He suffered injuries in combat, including being poisoned by gas. He died as a result of such injuries.

8. Frank Harris; b. March 5, 1893. Frank died at age 19.

9. Dock Macy Harris; b. April 16, 1894. Macy served his country as a soldier in World War I. He was killed in combat.

A. Walter Howard Harris; b. October 8, 1899; d. April 3, 1934.

Howard married Jean Albrecht.

B. Arthur T. Harris; b. July 14, 1902; d. 1976.

Arthur worked in the forestry industry. Arthur married Florence Mustain on June 4, 1927. They lived in Henderson, North Carolina. They are buried there.

Their son:

Dr. William Richard Harris; b. April, 1931.

Dr. Harris is an ophthalmologist at Hickory, North Carolina.

C. Lois May Harris (twin); b. May 13, 1903; d. June 5, 1903.

D. Myrtice Lee Harris (twin); b. May 13, 1903; d. June 21, 1903.

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d125 RAYMOND A. HARRIS, SR; b. December 24, 1889.

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Raymond was born in Warren County, North Carolina. He worked in the forestry industry.

Raymond married Elizabeth May (Bessie) Satterwhite on April 30, 1919. They lived in the Macon community of Warren County.

Their children:

1. Martha Dora Harris. Martha married William Edward David, II.

2. Raymond Allen Harris, Jr.; b. February 16, 1921.

3. Sally Ann Harris. Sally married Richmond Fox.

4. William Hunter Harris. William married Maureen Jones of Illinois.

They live in Brunswick County, Virginia.

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d125 RAYMOND ALLEN HARRIS, JR; b. February 16, 1921.

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Raymond was born in Warren County. Raymond has worked as a rural mail carrier and as a grower of tobacco.

Raymond married Sallie Elizabeth Gardner on November 30, 1946 in Warren County. Sallie’s parents were James H. Gardner and Valeria Virginia Jones. Sallie was born on February 15, 1925. They live in the Macon community of Warren County in the house in which Raymond grew up.

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d125 SAMUEL WILLIAMS HARRIS; b. October 6, 1862; d. January 11, 1944.

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Samuel was born in Warren County. He married Rebecca Jane Harris on January 29, 1890 in Warren County. Rebecca was born in October of 1862. She was the daughter of Tabit Riggan and Jones Washington Harris. The continuation of this family is found under d125/1181/2 on page 143.

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d125 DOOM MEADOWS HARRIS; b. September, 1864.

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Dock was born in Warren County. He married Alice Mustain.

Their children:

1. D. Lewis Harris; b. July, 1898.

2. Ruby Caroline Harris; b. 1902.

3. Alice Pearl Harris; b. 1905.

4. Vergie Harris; b. 1910.

5. Gracie Moore Harris; b. 1912.

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d125 JOHN JOSEPH HARRIS; b. January 19, 1867; d. January 3, 1944.

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John was born in Warren County. He married Irene Harris on February 19, 1896. Irene was born on July 25, 1877 and died on November 6, 1950. Irene was the daughter of Sarah Ann R. Nicholson and John Amos Harris. They are buried in Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Myrtice Clifford Harris; b. April, 1897.

2. Mary Janet Harris; b. 1898.

3. Eugene J. Harris; b. 1901.

4. John Kerr Harris; b. 1902.

5. Nettie Irene Harris; b. 1903.

Ernest Brown Harris; b. 1909.

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d125 JOHN E. HARRIS; b. November 13, 1769; d. 1832.

John was born in Warren County, North Carolina. John inherited some land from his father, Joseph Harris. John’s home is still in existence (1993), although it has been partially reconstructed and restored. This home is located on the south side of Duncan Creek and on the west side of the Macon-Embro Road in Warren County. Pictures of this home, before and after some reconstruction, are included herein. This land is now owned by the Marvin Tharrington family.

John married Sally Bobbitt on May 16, 1795 in Warren County. Bondsmen for this marriage were John J. Egerton and J. Moss.

Some believe that John and Sally are buried in the vicinity of the old John E. Harris home and near the graves of Sally’s sister, Tempy Bobbitt, and her husband, Anthony C. Dowtin (b. May 2, 1756; d. August, 1822).

Children of Sally and John E. Harris:

1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Harris; b. c. 1797.

2. Bedford Harris.

3. Lucinda Harris.

Lucinda married William Jones on October 4, 1826 in Warren County.

4. Joseph A. Harris.

Joseph married Nancy Harris on January 31, 1820 in Warren County.

5. Levina Harris.

Levina married Epps L. Jones on October 8, 1831 in Warren County.

6. John Judkins Harris; b. 1808; d. 187-.

7. Burchette Harris.

8. Sherwood S. Harris; b. 1812; d. after 1880.

9. Drury Axum Harris.

After the death of Sally, John married Nancy Parish on October 20, 1823 in Warren County. After the death of John, Nancy, apparently, married Drewry W. Harris on

March 20, 1833 in Warren County. Drewry has previously married Sarah Shearin on April 30, 1828 in Warren County. Drewry and Sarah had a son, Zebulon W. Harris who was born about 1828 or 1829. The census records show that, in their old age, Drewry and Nancy lived in the same home with Zebulon and his family.

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d125 ELIZABETH (BETSY) HARRIS; b. c. 1797.

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Betsy was born in Warren County. She married Green Harris on December 16, 1817 in Warren County. Green was born about 1795.

Their Children:

1. Mackarina R. Harris; b. 1825.

Mackarina was born in Warren County. She married John Kelly on May 10, 1847 in Warren County.

2. Susan S. Harris; b. 1827.

3. Rita Harris; b. 1830.

4. Leslie Harris (a daughter); b. 1831.

5. William H. Harris; b. 1835.

William married Martha A. B. Loyd on December 19, 1857 in Warren County.

Their daughter:

a. S. J. Harris; b. 1860.

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d125 JOHN JUDKINS HARRIS; b. 1808; d. 187-.

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John was born in Warren County. John married Nancy Lancaster. Nancy was born about 1820. They lived, at first, in Warren County. They later made their home in an area north of Henderson at Harris Crossroads, in Granville County, North Carolina. This area is now a part of Vance County. John and Nancy are buried about a mile southwest of Harris Crossroads on the way toward Dabney.

Their Children:

1. John Amos Harris; b. 1839; d. March 12, 1923.

2. Sally Harris; b. 1846.

3. Henry Harris; b. 1849.

4. Betty Harris; b. 1850.

NOTE: The information concerning the family of John Judkins Harris; b. 18-- (d125/576), was furnished by Leroy Allen (L. A.) Harris, Jr. of Henderson, North Carolina. Some information was added from the research of the writer, Robert Harris. Mary Elizabeth (Lib) Taylor of Norlina, North Carolina contributed to the information relating to the families of Sherwood S. Harris (d125/578) and Drury Axum Harris (d125/579).

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d125 JOHN AMOS HARRIS; b. 1839; d. MARCH 12, 1923.

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John was born in Granville (now Vance) County, North Carolina. John married Ellen Jane Daniel, the daughter of Almedia Kearney Brame and Simon Daniel. Ellen was born in 1853 and died on May 17, 1930.

John and Ellen made their home in the vicinity of Harris Crossroads. They are buried in the cemetery of Island Creek Baptist Church, near Williamsburg, in Vance County.

Their children:

1. William T. Harris; b. December, 1869; d. as a child.

2. Edward M. Harris; b. 1871; d. 1943.

3. Nancy (Nanny) Harris; b. February 9, 1873; d. March 17, 1966.

4. John Robert Harris; b. 1875; d. 1939.

5. Phil T. Harris; b. January 6, 1877; d. August 4, 1965.

6. Maggie Ann Harris; b. October 1, 1880; d. May 4, 1893.

7. Rosa Lee Harris; b. April 21, 1889; d. May 4, 1901.

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d125 JOHN ROBERT HARRIS; b. 1875; d. 1939.

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John was born in the area of Harris Crossroads in Vance County, North Carolina. John operated a store in this area.

John married Sarah Frances Snead. Sallie was born in 1877 and died in 1968. They are buried in the cemetery of Island Creek Baptist Church.

Their children:

1. Good Cheatham Harris.

2. Clarence Yates Harris.

3. John Hill Harris.

4. Willie Harris; married Bragg.

5. Mattie Harris; married 1. Tom Myrick, and 2. Lonnie Martin.

6. Sarah Frances Harris; married Samuel Shepherd.

7. Nancy (Nannie) A. Harris; b. March 10, 1910; d. July 19, 1919.

8. Elizabeth Kate Harris; b. April 8, 1912; d. April 13, 1912.

9. Albert Clifton Harris (twin); b. January 1, 1914; d. January 16, 1914.

10. Leroy Allen Harris (twin); b. January 1, 1914; d. August 29, 1971.

11. Irma I. Harris; b. July 8, 1918; d. December 26, 1931.

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d125 LEROY ALLEN HARRIS; b. January 1, 1914; d. August 29, 1971.

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Leroy was born at Harris Crossroads in Vance County. Leroy married Delia Ardell Strange.

Ardell, the daughter of Cora Mills and Clyde S. Strange, was born on October 8, 1916. They made their home in Vance County.

Leroy is buried in the cemetery of Island Creek Baptist Church. Ardell lives in the area of Harris Crossroads.

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d125 SHERWOOD S. HARRIS; b. 1812; d. after 1880.

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Sherwood was born in Warren County. North Carolina. Sherwood married Sally Brame on February 15, 1837 in Warren County. Sally, the daughter of Nancy Fitts and William Brame, was born about 1813.

Their children:

1. William Harris; b. 1837.

2. Sarah Harris; b. 1839.

3. Ridley Lafayette Harris; b. 1846.

Ridley was born in Warren County. He married Lucy A. Pegram on October 6, 1864 in Warren County. Lucy was born about 1848.

Their children:

a. Anderson Harris; b. 1868.

b. Celia Harris; b. 1869.

c. Clementa Harris; b. 1872.

d. Minnie Roselia Harris; b. February 11, 1876; d. February 10, 1960.

Flora W. Harris; b. 1879. Flora married Vendor Dowtin Colorado Braxton Bragg Pegram on June 27, 1898.

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d125 MINNIE ROSELIA HARRIS; b. FEBRUARY 11, 1876; d. FEBRUARY 10, 1960.

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Minnie was born in Warren County. She married Ellis Linwood Green on January 16, 1894 in Warren County. Ellis, the son of Nancy Holder and Richard Festus Green, was born on November 25, 1870 in Granville County, North Carolina. He died on July 22, 1952 in Warren County. They are buried in Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton.

Their children:

1. Ruth Hall Green; b. November 19, 1903; d. January 16, 1987.

2. Cora Green. Cora married Ernest Hilliard.

3. Margie Green. Margie married Haywood Roy Henderson.

4. Myra Green.

5. Gilmer Green. Gilmer married Eleanor Stallings.

6. Richard Buxton (Buck) Green. Buck married Hallie Meadows.

7. Elmer Green. Elmer married Nancy Maxwell.

8. Rosebud Green. Rosebud married Freddie Morin.

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d125 RUTH HALL GREEN; b. NOVEMBER 19, 1903; d. JANUARY 16, 1987.

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Ruth was born in Warren County. Ruth married Boyd Massenburg Reams on June 30, 1926 in Warren County. Boyd, the son of Mattie Massenburg Curl and Hugh Page Reams, was born on March 5, 1900 in Warren County. He died on February 28, 1974 in Vance County, North Carolina. They are buried in Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton.

Their children:

1. Frances Hall Reams; b. June 21, 1927; d. July 23, 1982.

Frances was born in Warren County. She married James Carlos Harris on April 6, 1946 in Warren County. James, the son of Mary Miles (Mamie) Bobbitt and Ernest Linwood Harris (d125/5791/2), was born on August 20, 1909 in Warren County. He died on December 5, 1991 in Franklin County, North Carolina. They are buried in a cemetery on the Buxton Plantation in Warren County.

2. Elsie Boyd Reams; b. August 10, 1930 in Warren County.

Elsie married Claude Thomas Weldon on May 19, 1950 in Warren County. Claude, the son of Lucy Virginia Camp and Thomas Brickle Weldon, was born on August 23, 1921 in Wake County, North Carolina.

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d125 DRURY AXUM HARRIS.

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Drury was born in Warren County. Drury married Elizabeth Lancaster on January 8, 1838 in Franklin County, North Carolina.

Their son:

1. Wesley Jones Harris.

Wesley married Tabitha Ann Sledge on April 2, 1876. Ann, the daughter of Mary Burgess and Alfred Sledge, was born about 1851.

Their children:

a. Sallie Harris. Sallie married W. Grady Averett.

b. Ernest Linwood Harris; b. June 26, 1878; d. February 6, 1960.

Ernest was born in Wake County, North Carolina. Ernest married Mary Miles Bobbitt on January 2, 1907. Mamie, the daughter of Mary Christian Sledge and Miles Bobbitt, II, was born on May 15, 1885. She died on March 21, 1951. Ernest died in Granville County, North Carolina.

Their son:

I. James Carlos Harris; b. August 30, 1909; d. December 5, 1991. James was born in Warren County. James married Frances Hall Reams (d125/5783/411) on April 6, 1946. James died in Franklin County, North Carolina. They are buried in a cemetery on the Buxton Plantation in Warren County.

The descendants of this union are give at d125/5783/411 on pages 235 and 236 of this history.

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d125 JAMES HARRIS; b. c. 1720; d. 1800.

James was born in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

James was listed as a member of a militia company in Granville County, North Carolina in 1754. This company was commanded by James’ first cousin, Captain Daniel Harris (d121/1).

James and his brother, Matthew Harris, conveyed the land they had inherited from their father, Robert Harris, to Conyers Morris of Southampton County, Virginia in more than one deed, including the one dated November 12, 1767. This land is described as being 540 acres located in Southampton County and on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp and in the vicinity of Warrick Branch. Robert Harris had acquired this land from his brother, Edward Harris, on April 20, 1715. Edward Harris had acquired this land as a grant from Alexander Spotswood, commander of the Colony, on November 13, 1713.

Several other land deeds and wills, relating to this Harris family, mentioned the Warrick Branch and the Blackwater River, often called the Blackwater Swamp. Some of the land which Edward Harris conveyed to his children by will was located on the north side of the Blackwater River.

The location of this land tells us where earlier generations of this family had lived. This area is located in the extreme northeast corner of Southampton County, Virginia. The road going east from the community of Ivor, on the Norfolk Southern Railroad crosses Warrick Branch before it crosses the Blackwater River forms the line between those counties.

James Harris, Matthew Harris, and Mary Harris, wife of Matthew, witnessed the signing of a deed by their brother, Robert Harris, and Robert’s wife, Ann Harris, on February 28, 1759. This deed conveyed the land in this same area of Southampton County, which Robert and his brother, John Harris, had received as a grant.

James married Mary Claiborne. They made their home in the area between Macon and Little Fishing Creek in what is now Warren County, North Carolina.

James signed his will on April 10, 1800. The will was probated in November 180-. James gave his son, Claiborne, the upper one-half of his land next to the land of John Egerton. He acknowledged that Claiborne had, with his consent, sold this land to his brother, James. James Harris, in his will, gave the other half of his land to his son, James. At this time, his daughter, Celah, was already married. Evidently, Mary, his wife, had already died.

Children of James and Mary Harris:

1. William Claiborne Harris; b. c. 1755.

2. Celah Elizabeth Harris; b. c. 1756.

3. James H. Harris, Jr.; b. c. 1758; d. October, 1817.

NOTE: Sarah Myrick Parker (d125/4412/22) was born in Littleton, North Carolina on February 2, 1882. Sarah was a descendant of both James Harris (d125/6) and his brother, Charles Harris (d125/4). She was a great-great-great-granddaughter of both. Sarah was quite active in researching her ancestors in these families as well as other ancestors. Sarah recorded her research. Others have added to that research. Ernest Moore Martin, Jr. (d125/6373/243) of the Catawba area of Virginia added to Sarah’s research and published his book about 1990. His book, very nicely done, gives quite detailed accounts of the descendants of James Harris (d125/6). It is entitled, JAMES HENRY HARRISS, WARREN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, His Ancestors and Descendants. Also, some of this history, described herein, has been published by James. Bennett Boddie in his volumes entitled HISTORICAL FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. This is to acknowledge that a great deal of this account is from the history mentioned above. Also, this writer acknowledges the assistance of Percy Alan Harris (d125/6373/52) of Halifax, North Carolina who contributed to this work.

The use of the double “s” at the end of the Harris family name appeared to have been in the southeastern United States of America about the middle of the nineteenth century. This was a matter of personal preference. Apparently, James Henry Harriss and his descendants used such spelling as reflected in the publication by Mr. Ernest Martin, Jr. The spelling of the name with the traditional single “s” is used in the publication in order to avoid confusion and questions. My apology to those who use the double “s” spelling. Each family spells their name as they so desire.

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d125 WILLIAM CLAIBORNE HARRIS; b. c. 1755.

Claiborne was born in Granville (now Warren) County, North Carolina. Claiborne was a soldier in the American War of Independence. Claiborne sold his land in Warren County to his brother, James Harris, and moved to Montgomery County, North Carolina.

Claiborne served in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1808 (Historical Sketch of North Carolina, by Wheeler, page 271).

d125 CELAH ELIZABETH HARRIS; b. c. 1756

Celah was born in Granville (now Warren) County, North Carolina. Celah married Stephen Bobbitt in Warren County. Stephen was born in 1747 and died in 1823. He was the son of Amy Alston and John Richard Bobbitt. His will is recorded in Warren County.

Their children:

1. Harris Bobbitt; b. 1775.

Harris married Partheny Harris, the daughter of Joel Harris, on March 11, 1801 in Warren County.

2. Stephen Bobbitt.

3. Arthur Bobbitt.

4. Drury Bobbitt.

5. John Bobbitt.

6. Mary Bobbitt. Mary married Shearin.

7. Nancy Bobbitt. Nancy married Howell.

8. Amey Bobbitt. Amey married Pippin.

9. Seley Bobbitt. Seley married Thomas J. Montford on October 8, 1822.

d125 JAMES H. HARRIS; b. c. 1758; d. October, 1817.

James was born in Granville (now Warren) County, North Carolina. James inherited land from his father. He also purchased the land which his brother, Claiborne, had inherited.

James married Mary Smilling on October 8, 1784 in Warren County. Mary was born about 1767 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Mary’s parents were John and Mary Smilling. John Smilling died as a soldier in the American Revolution. Mary Smilling Harris, after the death of her husband, James, moved with some of her children to the La Grange community in west Tennessee. The last record now available of her is a letter she wrote to her son, James Young Harris, in Warren County from La Grange, Tennessee, dated June 24, 1848. Mary, in that letter, mentioned her daughter Elizabeth, who was at that time a widow. She also mentioned her son Randal. Apparently, those two children and Mary were living at La Grange.

Children of Mary and James H. Harris:

1. Randolph (Randal) Harris.

Randolph married Sarah Davis on November 8, 1805 in Warren County.

They moved to west Tennessee with other relatives and friends.

2. John Harris.

3. Daniel Harris; d. (c) 1816.

Daniel married Polly, daughter of Mary Harris and Nathaniel Nicholson on June 23, 1811 in Warren County (see d121/126).

4. Elizabeth R. Harris.

Elizabeth married John H. Farrar on November 20, 1817. They moved to west Tennessee with other relatives and friends. John had died by 1848, leaving Elizabeth with several children.

5. William Claiborn Harris.

6. Nancy Ann Harris.

Nancy married Silas Tarver on December 24, 1822 in Warren County.

Their son:

a. Willis Richard Tarver; b. October 8, 1825.

7. James Young Harris; b. September 2, 1801; d. February 4, 1886.

8. Willis R. Harris. Willis married Temperance Alston on March 14, 1821 in Warren County.

Mary Smilling Harris. Mary married Eaton R. Newsom on December 18, 1824 in Warren County. They moved with Mary’s mother, brothers, and sisters to Fayette County, Tennessee about 1825. They moved from there to Texas.

d125 JAMES YOUNG HARRIS; b. September 2, 1801; d. February 4, 1886.

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James was born in Warren County, North Carolina. James married Ann (Nancy J.) Brown on January 11, 1826 in Warren County. Nancy was born about 1807 in the Macon community of Warren County. Nancy was the daughter of Martha Egerton and William Henry Brown. James and Nancy lived near the Macon community in a large colonial style home.

Their children:

1. Winifred Harris; b. 1827; d. 1843.

2. Martha Jane Harris; b. September 19, 1832.

3. James Henry Harris; b. 1836; d. 1898.

d125 MARTHA JANE HARRIS; b. September 19, 1832.

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Martha Jane was born in Warren County. She married Adkin Nicholson on December 2, 1851. Adkin was born on January 3, 1822 and died on January 23, 1859.

Their children:

1. Mary Ann Nicholson; b. April 5, 1853; d. May 26, 1890.

Mary married William Biddle on January 20, 1872.

2. Elizabeth Young Nicholson; b. February 13, 1857.

Elizabeth married Walter Bobbitt on December 17, 1877. Walter was a Baptist minister.

3. John Adkin (Jack) Nicholson; b. September 7, 1859.

Jack married Ruth Parker.

d125 JAMES HENRY HARRIS; b. 1836; d. 1898.

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James was born in Warren County, North Carolina. James served as a Confederate solider in the War Between the States. James served as a First Lieutenant under the command of Colonel (later General) Ransom (Company E, First North Carolina Cavalry, C.S.A.). He also served as a courier with General J. E. B. Stuart. James married his second cousin, Sarah Noel W. Egerton, on May 16, 1855. Sarah, the daughter of Sarah Norsworth and John Egerton, was born on April 24, 1834 and died on February 22, 1859. James and Sarah lived in the home that had belong to his parents.

Their daughter:

1. Emma Brown Harris; b. September 10, 1856; d. July 7, 1927.

After the death of Sarah, James married Mary Davis on January 4, 1860 in Warren County. Mary died later in the year 1860. James married Mary Elizabeth (Mollie) Shearin on April 25, 1865 in Warren County. Mollie was born on March 25, 1844 and died on April 2, 1915. James and Mollie are buried in a family cemetery located on the south side of the old railroad bed in the Vaughan community of Warren County.

Their children:

2. Stuart Kearny Harris; b. February 4, 1866; d. March 21, 1917.

3. James Henderson Harris; b. September 4, 1867; d. November 21, 1928.

4. Plummer Young Harris; b. January 16, 1871; d. November 2, 1909.

Plummer moved west in an attempt to improve his poor health. He died in Denver, Colorado. His brothers, Stuart and James, traveled to Denver and escorted the body of their brother back to North Carolina to be buried with his parents.

5. William Alston Harris; b. January 28, 1873; d. June 7, 1922.

6. Myrtis Mayfield Harris; b. January 8, 1880; d. January 27, 1903.

7. Mary Davis Harris; b. November 6, 1882; d. March 21, 1918.

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d125 EMMA BROWN HARRIS; b. September 10, 1856; d. July 7, 1927.

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Emma was born in Warren County, North Carolina. She married John Jesse Myrick on October 15, 1879 in Warren County. An account of this family is recorded under John Jesse Myrick (d125/4412/2) on page 96 of this text. John Jesse Myrick was a great-great-grandson of Charles Harris (d125/4). Charles was the brother of Emma’s great-great-grandfather, James Harris (d125/6).

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d125 STUART KEARNY HARRIS; b. February 4, 1866; d. March 21, 1917.

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Stuart was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Stuart married Dora Tabitha Bowers on December 5, 1889. They are buried the Williams cemetery in Polkton, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Elizabeth Brown Harris; b. January 23, 1891; d. February 20, 1974.

2. Malvern Palmer Harris; b. May 16, 1892; d. February 18, 1973.

3. James Bernard Harris; b. September 17, 1893; d. July 15, 1973.

4. Mary Stuart Harris; b. February 17, 1896.

5. Worth Bagley Harris; b. March 15, 1898; d. June 3, 1969.

6. Eloise Harris; b. April 9, 1900; d. June 29, 1981.

7. Wiley Rowe Harris; b. August 26, 1903; d. November 23, 1975.

8. Hubert Haywood Harris; b. February 10, 1906; d. January 14, 1973.

9. Spear Kindred Harris; b. February 25, 1910; d. December 14, 1984.

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d125 ELIZABETH BROWN HARRIS; b. January 23, 1891; d. February 20, 1974.

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Elizabeth married William Martin Currie on August 8, 1918. William was born on M… 24, 1880 and died on February 3, 1972. Elizabeth and William are buried at Maxton, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. William Jackson (Billie) Currie; b. January 25, 1921.

2. Flora Elizabeth Currie; b. July 13, 1925.

Flora married Leewood McCallum on October 12, 1963. Leewood was born on M… 6, 1928. They live in Rowland, North Carolina.

3. Stuart Kearny Currie. Stuart died as an infant in September, 1929.

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d125 MALVERN PALMER HARRIS; b. May 16, 1892; d. February 18, 1973.

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Malvern was born in Warren County, North Carolina. He married Marvin Francis Ra… on March 4, 1918. Francis, the daughter of Victoria Tannehill and Henry Francis Ra…, was born on February 9, 1898 and died on June 21, 1926. She was born in Franklin, Kentucky.

Their children:

1. Jane McCurdy Harris; b. June 23, 1920.

Jane married Morris Harding Boles on August 10, 1941. Morris, the son of Vallie Mae King and Ollie John Edward Boles, was born on December 9, 1918 and died on September 4, 1976.

2. Malvern Palmer Harris, Jr.; b. May 16, 1923; d. December 15, 1944.

Malvern served his country in the Armed Forces during World War II. He died as a prisoner of the Japanese.

3. Michelle Frances Ray Harris; b. July 4, 1924.

Michelle married Gino Ernesto Etri on July 2, 1952 in New York City. Gino was born on February 2, 1920 and died on October 9, 1968. Michelle and Gino separated after the birth of their third child. Michelle married Weldon Reece Holt on August 19, 1962. Weldon was born in May of 1920.

After the death of Francis, Malvern married Martha Isabell Morgan on February 22, 1930. Martha was born on July 1, 1898 and died on February 18, 1962.

Their children:

4. Margaret Luella Harris; b. January 25, 1931.

Margaret married Blease Devotion Tyson on August 20, 1948. Blease was born on July 1, 1923.

5. Charles Hubert Harris; b. May 19, 1935.

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d125 JAMES BERNARD HARRIS; b. September 17, 1893; d. July 15, 1973.

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James married Clara Bentges on September 7, 1931. Clara was born on February 4, 1899 and died on March 29, 1978. James and Clara are buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Dunkirk, New York. They had no children.

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d125 MARY STUART HARRIS; b. February 17, 1896.

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Mary married Ernest Moore Martin on July 18, 1914. Ernest, the son of Alice Hendly and James Thomas Martin, was born on August 11, 1888 in Anson County, North Carolina. He died on September 4, 1933. He is buried in Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Anson County. Ernest served his country in the Armed Forces during World War I.

Their children:

1. Myrtis Mayfield Martin; b. January 31, 1917.

Myrtis married Charles Dawson Butler on March 2, 1943. Daws was born on November 16, 1916 and died on May 18, 1988. Daws was a leading voice for animated cartoons. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Los Angeles, California. Myrtis Butler lives in Beverly Hills, California.

2. Dora Eugenia Martin; b. April 20, 1919.

Dora was a teacher of science in Mullins, West Virginia. Dora married Jesse Albert Lewis on January 31, 1940. Jesse was born on January 4, 1913 and died on April 30, 1985.

3. Ernest Moore Martin, Jr.; b. November 16, 1920.

Ernest is a Harris family historian. He published a history in 1990, JAMES HENRY HARRISS, WARREN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, His Ancestors and Descendants. Ernest married Velvalee B. Speers on October 22, 1945. Velvalee, the daughter of Lottie Thorpe and Thomas McCall Speers, was born on March 5, 1921. They live near Catawba, Virginia.

4. Mary Pauline (Polly) Martin; b. April 18, 1923.

Polly married Selby Evans Coffman, Jr. on October 31, 1943. Selby, the son of Nell Winchester and Selby Evans Coffman, was born on November 8, 1920 and died on June 23, 1988.

5. Eloise Martin; b. June 26, 1926.

Eloise was born in Grovemont, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Eloise married Dewey Culp Trent on May 21, 1945. Dewey, the son of Clyde Bernard and A. Dewey Culp Trent, was born on June 8, 1926 in Gold Hill, North Carolina. He died on November 11, 1984. He is buried at Gold Hill.

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d125 WORTH BAGLEY HARRIS; b. March 15, 1898; d. June 3, 1969.

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Worth was born in Polkton, Anson County, North Carolina. Worth married Harris Collins Bowman on December 15, 1937. Hattie was born on November 17, 1903 and died on May 1, 1987. Hattie was the daughter Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bowman of Wadesboro, North Carolina. Worth and Hattie lived at Wadesboro. They are buried at Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Wadesboro.

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d125 ELOISE HARRIS; b. April 19, 1900; d. June 29, 1981.

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Eloise was born in Polkton, Anson County, North Carolina. Eloise married Henry Floyd Moore on April 9, 1925. Henry was born on July 25, 1884 and died on October 5, 1956. Eloise and Henry lived in Polkton.

Their children:

1. Betty Joyce Moore; b. February 17, 1926.

Betty was Associate Professor of Nutrition at the Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

2. John Stuart Moore; b. March 29, 1927; d. December 11, 1971.

John served his country in the Korean Conflict as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army. He also worked for improvements as a citizen in Polkton, North Carolina.

d125 WILEY ROWE HARRIS; b. August 26, 1903; November 23, 1975.

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Wiley married Velma White on August 4, 1927. Velma was born on August 18, 1908.

Their child:

1. Gloria Ann Harris; b. September 16, 1930.

Gloria married James Northrope Hose, Jr. on August 18, 1950. James was born on February 1, 1931. Gloria and James live in Rome, Georgia.

Wiley and Velma divorced. Velma lives with her daughter.

d125 HUBERT HAYWOOD HARRIS; b. February 10, 1906; d. January 14, 1973.

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Hubert was born in Polkton, Anson County, North Carolina. Hubert married Eleanore Hession. Eleanore was born on March 30, 1912 and died on December 30, 1988. Hubert served his country in the United States Army during World War II. There were no children of this marriage.

d125 SPEAR KINDRED HARRIS; b. February 25, 1910; d. December 14, 1984.

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Spear was born in Polkton, Anson County, North Carolina. Spear married Catherine Mary Murray on December 16, 1932. Catherine, the daughter of Ella Partlow and Patrick Murray, was born on October 7, 1915 in New York.

d125 JAMES HENDERSON HARRIS; b. September 4, 1867; d. November 21, 1928.

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James was born in Warren County, North Carolina. James was a business man and des…with cotton and timber. James married Sallie Pat Shearin on February 26, 189-. Sallie, the daughter of Henry Soloman and Alice Virginia Shearin, was born on January 1, 1870 and died on May 7, 1928. James and Sallie lived in the Vaughan community in Warren County. They are buried in the Vaughan cemetery near the Baptist Church.

Their children:

1. Walter Henry Harris; b. 1894; d. 1922.

2. Jesse Parker Taylor Harris; b. September 7, 1896; d. July 11, 1961.

3. Edith Harriet Harris; b. December 8, 1897; d. September 22, 1988.

4. Alice Henderson Harris; b. July 31, 1899; d. October 18, 1947.

5. Rosalyn Estelle Harris; b. October 20, 1901.

6. Mary Elizabeth Harris; b. August 30, 1904; d. January 25, 1982.

7. Myrtice Winnefred Harris; b. December 10, 1907.

d125 JESSE PARKER TAYLOR HARRIS; b. September 7, 1896; d. July 11, 1961.

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J.P. was born in Warren County, North Carolina. J.P. married Annie Laurie Peagram on September 5, 1923. Annie, the daughter of Ida Shearin and Watt Peagram, was born on September 13, 1900 in Warren County.

Their son:

1. Jesse Parker Taylor Harris, Jr.; b. October 21, 1924.

Jesse earned a degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University at Raleigh. He works as a machine designer in the textile industry. Jesse married Myrtle Jane Harris on October 7, 1950. She was born on May 4, 1929 and died on March 18, 1986.

2. James Warren Harris; b. July 1, 1927.

James married Margaret Jean King on June 8, 1949. Margaret was born on October 8, 1927. James and Margaret live in Kernersville, North Carolina.

3. Walter Henderson Harris; b. December 16, 1929.

Walter married Jean Smith on June 19, 1955. Jean was born on October 30, 1934. They live in Raleigh.

4. Virginia Elizabeth Harris; b. December 24, 1931.

Virginia married Lowell Dallas Lee on June 6, 1954. Lowell was born on March 5, 1931. Lowell is a Baptist minister. Lowell and Virginia live at Milesburg, Pennsylvania where Lowell is a pastor of a church.

d125 EDITH HARRIET HARRIS; b. December 8, 1897; d. September 22, 1988.

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Edith married William Brown Crinkley on December 12, 1923. William was born on June 16, 1898 and died on May 29, 1963.

Their children:

1. Ann Elizabeth Crinkley; b. January 8, 1925.

Ann married John Bruce Bell on July 1, 1944. John was born on May 9, 1920.

2. Janet Stewart Crinkley; b. February 18, 1927.

Janet married John Davis Finch on July 9, 1952. John was born on March 19, 1922.

d125 ALICE HENDERSON HARRIS; b. July 31, 1899; d. October 18, 1947.

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Alice married Charlie Atkins Nicholson on September 13, 1933. Charlie was born on June 11, 1902 and died on September 12, 1947.

Their daughters:

1. Agnes Marie Nicholson; b. January 17, 1935.

Agnes earned her B.S. and M.A. Degrees from East Carolina University. She taught school for more than 31 years. Agnes married Aubrey Leonard Gay on November 23, 1967. Aubrey was born on May 17, 1938. Aubrey earned a B.S. Degree from North Carolina State University and Teachers School.

2. Patsy Ann Nicholson; b. January 2, 1938.

Patsy earned her B.S. and M.A. Degrees from East Carolina University. She teaches in primary grades.

d125 ROSALYN ESTELLE HARRIS; b. October 20, 1901.

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Rosalyn married Norfleet Green Crews, Jr. on June 28, 1928. He was born on July 15, 1901 and died on January 23, 1966.

Their children:

1. Norfleet Green Crews, III; b. March 24, 1929.

Norfleet married Juanita Bartholomew on October 4, 1951. Juanita was born on March 11, 1935.

2. James Thomas Crews; b. April 3, 1930.

James married Erika Brunhilde Meyer on May 23, 1959. She was born on February 23, 1940. James and Erika live in Brusque, Santa Caterina, Brazil.

3. William Hunter Crews; b. November 11, 1931.

William lives in Henderson, North Carolina.

4. Rosalyn Estelle Crews; b. May 29, 1933.

Rosalyn lives with her mother at the homeplace near Henderson, North Carolina.

5. Albert Harriss Crews; b. July 6, 1937.

Albert married Mary Burroughs on November 21, 1958. Mary was born on October 24, 1939.

6. "Male" Crews

d125 MARY ELIZABETH HARRIS; b. August 30, 1904; d. January 25, 1982.

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Mary married John William Shearin in 1931. John was born on January 18, 1905 and died on February 24, 1968.

Their children:

1. Betsy Jean Shearin; b. June 15, 1937.

Betsy married Wallace Eaton Brown. Wallace was born on August 31, 1931.

2. "Male" Shearin.

d125 MYRTICE WINNEFRED HARRIS; b. December 10, 1907.

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Myrtice earned her B.S. Degree from Western Carolina University at Cullowhee. She taught for 33 years in Warren County schools in Vaughan and Littleton. Myrtice married Roy Eugene Pierce on August 4, 1936. Roy was born on August 8, 1906 and died on June 15, 1983. Roy was a successful businessman, dealing in lumber and farming.

Myrtice lives in the Vaughan community of Warren County in the homesite where she grew up.

d125 WILLIAM ALSTON HARRIS; b. January 28, 1873; d. June 7, 1922.

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William was born in Warren County, North Carolina. William was a merchant and ran a general store in Littleton, North Carolina. William married Alice Adell Johnston on June 7, 1905. Alice, the daughter of Alice Parrish and William Daniel Johnston, was born on September 3, 1878 and died on October 22, 1962. William and Alice are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Littleton, North Carolina.

Their children:

1. Emma Lindsay Harris; b. March 11, 1906.

2. Percy Alston Harris; b. October 16, 1907.

3. Plummer Young Harris; b. October 23, 1909; d. October 18, 1975.

Plummer Young Harris was born at Littleton, North Carolina. He served his country as a soldier in the United States Army. He was a sergeant in the 558^th Signal Radar Battalion in the China Burma India Theatre. He was awarded two battle stars. Plummer operated a furniture store in Littleton. He is buried by his parents in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Littleton.

4. Mary Adell Harris; b. November 23, 1915.

d125 EMMA LINDSAY HARRIS; b. March 11, 1906.

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Emma married Robert Edward Manning on August 18, 1934. Robert was born on February 18, 1906 at Williamston, North Carolina. Robert attended college and was superintendent of the water department in Williamston. Emma attended college at East Carolina University and taught school in Martin County, North Carolina. Robert died on July 1, 1977.

Their children:

1. Robert Edward Manning; b. April 15, 1937.

2. Daniel Alston Manning; b. October 4, 1939.

Daniel graduated from the University of North Carolina. He practices law at Williamston, North Carolina. Daniel married Beverly Louise Knipe on July 20, 1968. Beverly’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sidney Knipe of Chatham, New Jersey.

3. "Male" Manning

d125 PERCY ALSTON HARRIS; b. October 16, 1907.

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Percy was born in Littleton, North Carolina. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He served as a Tech Sergeant in the 64^th General (Quartermaster) Depot in New Delhi, India. Percy was a banker in Littleton and Halifax, North Carolina for 47 years. Percy married Edna Earle Campbell on June --, 1947. Edna, the daughter of Susie Hancock and Donald McRae Campbell, was born on March 5, 1911. Edna attended Madison College in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Percy attended

Edna lives in Halifax County, North Carolina.

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d125 MARY ADELL HARRIS; b. November 23, 1915.

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Mary was born at Littleton, North Carolina. She married Eric Ernest Hecht on September 9, 1944. Eric, the son of Margaret Anna Seaman and William John Hecht, was born on December 30, 1918. Eric attended North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Mary and Eric live at Ridgeway, Warren County, North Carolina.

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d125 MARY DAVIS HARRIS; b. November 6, 1882; d. March 21, 1918.

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Mamie was born in Warren County, North Carolina. Mamie married Robert Anthony Johnston. Robert, the son of Hattie Davis and Robert A. Johnston, was born in 1871 and died on January 14, 1938. Robert is buried in Springhill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia. Mamie is buried with her parents in Vaughan cemetery.

Their children:

1. James Harold Johnston; b. September 9, 1900; d. April 28, 1974.

2. Arthur Barnard Johnston; b. April 25, 1902; d. January 11, 1976.

3. Ruth Davis Johnston; b. October 14, 1905; d. December 19, 1979.

4. Virginia Mae Johnston; b. May 15, 1909.

5. Mary Anthony Johnston; b. August 13, 1910; d. October 23, 1971.

6. Robert Alpheas Johnston; b. January 22, 1914; d. January 30, 1980.

7. Alonza Harris Johnston; b. February 8, 1916.

d125 JAMES HAROLD JOHNSTON; b. September 9, 1900; d. April 28, 1974.

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Harold was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. Harold married Laura Lucille Nash on June 24, 1926. Lucille was born on September 7, 1909 and died on December 23, 1968. Harold and Lucille are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery (Garden of the Cross), Baltimore, Maryland.

Their children:

1. Edith Mae Johnston; b. April 17, 1927.

Edith married Bert Joseph Bernard on August 1, 1947. Bert was born on August 5, 1926. Edith and Bert live in New Orleans.

2. Helen Garnet Johnston; b. January 20, 1930.

Helen married James Henry Athans on December 23, 1947. They were later divorced. Helen married Arthur Monteiro. Helen and Arthur live in Hialeah, Florida.

3. Pauline Lois Johnston; b. November 9, 1933.

Pauline married Pascal J. Platerote, Jr. on December 23, 1955. They were divorced. Pauline married William James Lowman on February 11, 1962. William was born on February 15, 1928 and died on November 26, 1973.

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d125 ARTHUR BERNARD JOHNSTON; b. April 25, 1902; d. January 11, 1976.

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Arthur was born in Henderson, North Carolina. Arthur married Eula Yates of Danville, Virginia. Eula was born on April 10, 1906 and died on April 30, 1933.

Their daughter:

1. Carolyn M. Johnston; b. January 14, 1929.

Carolyn married Alvin Lassen on May 3, 1953. Alvin was born on August 28, 1927. Carolyn, later, married John Horst Schindler on June 1, 1973. John was born on May 14, 1926 in Berlin, Germany. Carolyn lives in Missouri City, Texas where she is employed as an anesthetist.

After the death of Eula, Arthur married Lelia Watkins Knight on August 1, 1936.

Their son:

2. Arthur Barnard Johnston, Jr.; b. October 12, 1937.

Arthur married Jackie Haynesworth on June 6, 1957. Jackie was born on September 27, 1934. Later, Arthur Johnston, Jr. married Ann Christine Harris.

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d125 RUTH DAVIS JOHNSTON; b. October 14, 1905; d. December 19, 1979.

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Ruth was born in Durham, North Carolina. Ruth married Buford Lee Driskill on November 1, 1926. Buford was born in April, 1907 and died on April 26, 1981.

Their children:

1. Myrtice Ruth Driskill; b. July 5, 1927.

Myrtice married Fred D. Michael on November 25, 1949. Fred was born on August 30, 1926.

2. Buford Lee Driskill, Jr.; b. May 22, 1929.

Buford married Patracia Ann White on December 18, 1954. Patracia was born on October 13, 1935.

3. William Arthur Driskill; b. July 8, 1935.

William married "Female" Noell on August 23, 1960, who was born on March 11, 1939.

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d125 VIRGINIA MAE JOHNSTON; b. May 15, 1909.

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Virginia married William H. Long, Jr. on July 15, 1941. William was born on January 22, 1920. William was a supervisor with the Delaware City Power Plant after, also, working for Delmarva Power and Light Company.

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married Arthur Eugene Hemrick. Arthur was born in August, 1917 and died in March of 1973.

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d125 ROBERT ALPHEAS JOHNSTON; b. January 22, 1914; d. January 30, 1980.

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Robert married Alpha Dixon Cheatham, the daughter of Eunice Bailey and James Cheatham of Lynchburg, Virginia, on January 6, 1936. Robert and Alpha lived in Washington, D.C. After retirement, they lived in Daytona Beach, Florida. Robert died there. Alpha lives in Prattville, Alabama with her son, Hamilton.

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d125 ALONZA HARRIS JOHNSTON; b. February 8, 1916.

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Alonza was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He married Billy Jone Smith, the daughter of Dorothy Virginia Critchfield and Jennings Brian Smith, on June 12, 1941. Billy Jone was born on November 6, 1921 and died on May 28, 1969. She is buried in Nutter Fort, West Virginia. Alonza lives in Astor, Florida.

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d125 MATTHEW HARRIS; b. (c) 1722; d. 1813.

Matthew was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The exact date of his birth is uncertain. Matthew’s childhood home was located in the newly formed Southampton County in 1749, when that part of Isle of Wight County located between the Meherrin River and Blackwater River was used to create the new county. Previously, in 1732, that part of Isle of Wight County, which was located west of the Meherrin River, was used to create Brunswick County. Presently four counties, all listed above, replace the original Isle of Wight County.

Under the terms of his father’s (Robert Harris) will, probated in 1740, Matthew and his brother, James, were to share equally in the lands that comprised their father’s plantation. Their brother, Michael, was named to execute the will. Evidently, the matter of the land division between Matthew and his brother, James, had not gone so well by 1747.

Martin Harris, uncle of Matthew and James, signed his will on February 1, 1747. He gave property to six of his nephews, including Matthew and James. Martin gave his plantation to James in association with the following statement: “It is my desire that James Harris on my giving him my land to make over to his brother, Matthew Harris, his part of the land given him by his father, Robert Harris.”

Matthew and his brother, James, conveyed the land from their father, Robert Harris, to Conyers Morris for 60 pounds of Virginia money on November 12, 1767. This was the 540 acres on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp, beginning at Warwick Branch, which their father had acquired from his brother, Edward Harris, on April 20, 1715.

Matthew, along with his brothers, moved southward across the Roanoke River into North Carolina prior to 1750.

Matthew married Mary House of Southampton County, Virginia on February 22, 1755 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Apparently, Mary died prior to 1797.

Matthew was listed in the Muster Roll of the Militia of Granville County, North Carolina on October 8, 1754.

Matthew received a grant of land (number 169) from Lord Granville of England on August 25, 1760. This 250 acres of land was located on Beef Creek, a tributary of Little Fishing Creek. Beef (later Dowtin) Creek crosses Carroll Town Road which connects the Embro-Macon Road with the Embro-Vaughan Road where Beef Creek flows into Little Fishing Creek.

Matthew also acquired land in the same area from John Lancaster on October 18, 1782. Matthew conveyed 100 acres of land at Beef Creek to his son, James Harris, for 30 pounds of Virginia money on May 28, 1793. The witnesses were John Lancaster and Morris Harris. Matthew sold 150 acres of his Beef Creek land to John Dowden on December 11, 1803. Morris, son of Matthew, executed this deed as an attorney for his father. At this time, Matthew Harris was living in Greene County, Georgia.

Matthew, while living in North Carolina, participated in a number of transaction that are reflected in the public records: he signed an inventory of the estate of the Peter Stevenson in February, 1761; he witnessed a bond on November 14, 1778 and he participated in settling the estate of William Person.

Matthew served as a soldier in the American Revolution.

Matthew, at about 75 years of age, joined other family members and friends and migrated to Greene County, Georgia in 1797. Matthew’s cousin, Walton Harris (a son of Nathan Harris), had preceded them, prior to the time of the American Revolution, to the same location. Matthew’s sons, Morris and Nelson, along with Nelson’s family, made this trip. Matthew’s cousins, Jordan and Drury Harris (sons of Daniel Harris), also made the trip.

Some elements of the Green, Alston, and Long families of Warren County, North Carolina also moved to Greene and Hancock Counties in Georgia.

Greene County lies mostly on the east side of the Oconee River. Today, Interstate Highway 20 passes through Greene County about midway between Atlanta and Augusta.

When this family moved to Greene County, Georgia in 1797, they were living on the western edge of the white man’s organized society. Although the state of Georgia claimed most of the land westward to the Mississippi River, the land west of the Oconee River was, in fact, occupied and controlled by the Indians.

There were no counties west of the Oconee River. There were no other states west of the Oconee River. The Mississippi Territory was created by Congress in 1798. Florida, to the south, remained under Spanish control until it was obtained by the United States after 1819.

Matthew acquired the following real estate in Greene County, Georgia: on March 7, 1797 he acquired 287 acres of land on Shoulderbone Creek; on September 18, 1797 he acquired an additional 200 acres.

Matthew’s home on Shoulderbone Creek was located in the southern part of the county, south of today’s Highway I-20.

A history of Greene County lists Matthew Harris as a veteran of the American Revolution who is buried in Greene County. That grave has not been located by the writer.

Matthew signed his will on December 12, 1810. The will was probated on November 1, 1813. Matthew was about 91 years of age when he died.

Matthew gave his plantation to his son, Morris.

Children of Mary and Matthew Harris:

1. Nelson Harris; b. (c) 1756; d. May 9, 1820.

2. James Harris; b. (c) 1758.

3. Morris Harris; b. 1765; d. 1851.

4. Christeanna Harris; b. (c) 1769. She was listed as Christeanna Hills in the will.

5. Polly Harris; b. (c) 1771. She was listed as Polly Pyron in the will.

NOTE: One Harris family historian, Mrs. Sarah Myrick Parker (d125/4412/22) of Littleton, North Carolina, suggested that Matthew Harris married Mary Morris, the daughter of John and Mary Morris of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. This suggestion is evidently based on the information contained in the will of John Morris, which was probated on December 3, 1772 in Isle of Wight County. John Morris, in his will, mentioned his son, Conyers Morris, and his daughter, Mary Harris. This information was furnished to the writer by Percy Harris (d125/6373/52) of Halifax, North Carolina.

No marriage record has been found to support this marriage. Records do show that Matthew and his brother, James Harris, conveyed the land they inherited from their father, Robert Harris, to Conyers Morris in 1767.

Matthew’s will, signed in 1810, favored his son, Morris, and his daughter, Polly (Mary) Harris Pyron. This may indicate that these were his two youngest children. The writer cannot rule out or in the possibility that Matthew’s two youngest children were of Mary Morris. The answer to this question may be found in the history of the Pyron family—in Georgia or Tennessee.

Left: This is a view in 1991 of the bridge over Beef (later Dowtin) Creek, where it crosses Carroll Town Road in Warren County, N.C.

Reference graphic on page 131 Matthew Harris— d125/7—lived here until he moved to Greene County, Georgia in 1797.

BELOW: This is an approximate view of the map of Georgia in 1797, when Matthew Harris

and other family members moved to

that area.

This exhibit makes use of a portion of an official Highway and Transportation produced by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

1. Greene County. Jordan Harris and Drury Harris, sons of Daniel Harris (d121/1) lived here. Jordan died here. Walton Harris, a son of Nathan Harris (d121/6), lived and died here. Matthew Harris (d125/7), a first cousin of Daniel and Nathan, lived and died here. Wilmot Egerton Harris, a son of Charles (d125/4) and a nephew of Matthew Harris, lived here from about 1810.

2. Jackson County. General Buckner Harris, a son of Walton Harris, was in the first legislative delegation from this county. He and his family lived at Jefferson.

3. Morgan County. Sampson Harris, a son of Walton Harris, lived and died here General Jeptha Vining Harris, Sr., a son of Walton Harris, lived here and is buried in the old Madison Cemetery.

4. Nelson Harris (d125/71), son of Matthew Harris, and his wife, Nancy Long, lived and died in Hancock County. Nelson’s second wife, Elizabeth Thomas, also lived here. She died at Magnolia, Arkansas.

5. Hixsey Harris, daughter of Nelson and Nancy Harris, and her husband, Judge John H. Akins, lived south of Griffin in Spalding County.

6. Matthew P. Harris, son of Nelson and Nancy Harris, and his wife, Matilda Gray, lived in the area north of Thomaston before moving to Caddo, Texas. Merimoth Harris, the son of Elizabeth Thomas and Nelson Harris, and his wife, Nancy O. Robinson, also lived in this area. Clara Harris, daughter of Elizabeth Thomas and Nelson Harris, and her husband, Burwell W. Jackson, lived and died in this area. They are buried at Shiloh Baptist Church, which is located near the “6”. The two younger daughters of Elizabeth and Nelson Harris, Nancy Harris and her husband, William O. Smith, and Jane Harris and her husband, John D. Prator, lived in the Thomaston area before moving to Magnolia, Arkansas.

This exhibit utilizes a portion of a map of Hancock County which was produced by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

A. The Shoulderbone community is designated by the letter “A”. There was an abundance of water for farming in this area with the Oconee River, shown on the left, and with Shoulderbone Creek and its tributaries draining a major part of the central and western areas of Hancock County, as well as a large area in the southern part of Greene County. Matthew Harris (d125/7) died in 1813 in Greene County while living on the waters of Shoulderbone Creek. Matthew’s son, Nelson Harris, and Nelson’s first wife, Nancy Long, lived and died in the Shoulderbone community. The History of Greene County by Dr. Thaddeus Brocker Rice and Carolyn White Williams lists Matthew Harris and N. Harris as being among the soldiers of the American Revolution who are buried in Greene County. Matthew’s son, Morris Harris, at this time, was living on Harris Creek in the northwestern area of Greene County. Morris died near Jonesboro, Georgia. Guilford Harris (1793-1864) (d125/711), son of Nancy Long and Nelson Harris, and his wife, Mariah Clarke, were in the Shoulderbone Community in April of 1824. They later lived and died at Jonesboro, Georgia. Mariah Clarke was born in the Shoulderbone community. She was the daughter of Rebecca Sledge and Robert Clarke. Rebecca and Robert were born in Halifax County, North Carolina, lived in the Shoulderbone community, and died at Huntsville, Alabama. Rebecca Sledge was a member of a large Sledge family which lived in the Shoulderbone community, headed by her parents, Amy and John Sledge, Jr.. Robert Clarke, a soldier in the American Revolution, was the son of Robert and Rachel Clarke of Virginia and North Carolina. Other children of Robert and Rachel Clarke who also lived in the Shoulderbone community included Cornelius Clarke (who married Amy Whitfield Sledge, a sister of Rebecca), William Clarke, Jane Clarke Blackwood and her husband, Francis Blackwood. Collin Sledge, a son of Amy and John Sledge, Jr., married Zelpha Harris, a daughter of Nancy Long and Nelson Harris, in 1808 in the Shoulderbone community.

Among the other families who lived in the Shoulderbone community were three other Harris families who will be listed here.

The family of Absalom Harris (d124/222) of Southampton County, Virginia arrived in the Shoulderbone community about 1786. Absalom (1752-1824) was related to the Matthew Harris family described above. This family is described elsewhere in this history.

Henry Harris (1781-1858), the son of Elizabeth and Absalom Harris, mentioned in the preceding paragraph, married Mary Elizabeth Harris, b. 1792, in the Shoulderbone community.

Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Nancy Evans and Samuel Harris who also lived in the Shoulderbone community. Samuel Harris (1750-1828) was a soldier in the American Revolution. Samuel’s father, Arthur Harris (1730-1800) of Maryland, was also a soldier in the American Revolution. Samuel brought his family to Shoulderbone after the Revolution. Samuel’s son, Peterson Harris, b. 1785, most probably, constructed the Old Harris Mill on Shoulderbone Creek, which is pictured on the following page. This impressive and historic structure in Hancock County was built about 1820. A few years ago, in 1982, it was still grinding corn to produce meal. This old mill is, to the writer, an exciting thing to see, a relic of many generations ago.

The letter “B” on the map on the preceding page is the place of burial of Samuel Harris (1750-1828). The writer visited this gravesite several years ago. The letter “C” on the map is the location of the Old Harris Mill.

The fourth Harris family with representation in the Shoulderbone community in this same period of time was descendants of Martha Laird and Samuel Harris, who died in Greene County in 1789. This family had arrived in Philadelphia during the Scot-Irish immigrations. Their ancestors had lived, for many generations, in Scotland. The history of this American Harris family has been written and published by several, including Isaac L. Harris.

Following are some views of the Old Harris Mill and Shoulderbone Creek in Hancock County, Georgia.

The location is Georgia Highway 16 at its intersection with Georgia Highway 77, east of the Oconee River. (Photos by R.E. Harris)

A view of the Old Harris Mill from the bridge on Georgia Hwy. 16

A view of the Mill with the bridge on Highway 16 shown to the left. The Mill was in operation in 1982 when this photo was made.

A view of Shoulderbone Creek from the bridge.

A view of the bridge over Shoulderbone Creek on Georgia Highway 16.

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